Is there a better way to start any day?
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk*
- 2 tablespoons shortening, melted, or salad oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour**
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Beat egg; add remaing ingredients in order listed and beat 'til smooth. Grease heated griddle if necessary. To test griddle, sprinkle with water drops. If bubbles skittle around, heat is just right.
Pour batter onto hot griddle. Turn pancakes when puffed and full of bubbles, but before bubbles break. Flip and bake second side to golden brown.
Makes 10 4-inch pancakes.
* If you're out of buttermilk, try adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to regular milk. Put the juice in the cup, then top off with milk and wait 5 minutes for milk to clabber before using in mix.
** If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt and decrease soda to 1/4 teaspoon.
