Buttermilk Pancakes are light and fluffy pancakes that puff up nicely and end up with a tender crumb with a slightly tangy flavor.Be sure to try my Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes and Sourdough Pancakes for a couple more pancake recipes to add to your list.Buttermilk Pancakes Yes, there is something special about buttermilk pancakes, the buttermilk! There is a chemical reaction that happens when the baking powder (the leavening agent) and buttermilk (an acidic ingredient) combine.

The reaction causes gas bubbles that leave you with light and fluffy pancakes! Pancakes Ingredients Flour: I used all-purpose flour in this recipe.Flour gives the pancakes their structure.Baking Powder: As I stated above, baking powder reacts with the buttermilk to give off carbon dioxide, the bubbles of gas that help give your pancakes some height.

Sugar: Granulated sugar gives some sweetness to the pancakes as well as helps them get to a nice golden brown color.Buttermilk: As I stated above, buttermilk is the acidic component that reacts with baking powder to give you light and airy pancakes.How to Make the Best Buttermilk Pancakes An important thing to remember when preparing the batter is to not overmix.

If you overmix the batter, you will end up with dense pancakes, which defeats the purpose of the chemical reaction between the buttermilk and baking powder.It is good to have a few lumps in the batter, too.Overmixing will result in tough pancakes, and nobod

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