Buttermilk Pancakes and Syrup

I found this on a food site that I drool over quite often, http://www.ourbestbites.com/. She has a lot of great recipes to try and they all look super good!

Today is Breakfast Wednesday at our house and I made her Buttermilk Pancakes. The review was these were the best pancakes we have ever had at our house! Sounds pretty good huh??? I didn't get a chance to make the syrup, but I definitely will make the time next time we eat these. It makes quite a bit. It fed our family of 4 and I have half the container still full for tomorrow mornings breakfast!

Buttermilk Pancakes

Recipe from Allrecipes.com, found on Our Best Bites

• 3 cups flour
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/3 cup butter, melted

In a large pitcher (I just used a large bowl), combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another container, whisk together buttermilk, milk and the egg yolks. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Whisking constantly, add melted butter to the milk mixture. Pour this mixture into the pitcher (or large bowl) and stir until just combined. This is kind of a pain, but it DOES have a purpose--you don't want to over mix your pancake batter, and when you do it in the pitcher, it becomes very difficult to over mix it (I just tried super hard not to over mix, and think I did OK).

When the flour has been combined but the batter is still a little lumpy, heat a non-stick skillet or griddle to medium-low heat. While the skillet is heating, gently (but completely) fold beaten egg whites into the batter. When the skillet is not, spray it with a little non-stick spray and then pour the batter on and cook! Enjoy!

Buttermilk Syrup

• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2 tbsp corn syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Combine buttermilk, sugar, butter, corn syrup and baking soda in a LARGE pot--soup pot. Yes, you will have way more pot than ingredients, but this will prevent it from boiling over onto your stove!

Bring ingredients to a boil and reduce heat to low (as long as its still bubbling, you're OK). Cook stirring very frequently, for 8-9 minutes. You're basically making candy here and candy making requires constant vigilance.

When its done, it should take on this luscious golden brown color. Remove from heat and add vanilla!