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A stack of pancakes with a cube of butter on top drizzled in buttermilk syrup on a white plate.

The BEST Sourdough Pancakes (and Waffles)

There are a lot of Sourdough Pancake recipes out there, but I’m confident when I say this is the BEST pancake recipe you will ever make!
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Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Pancakes

  • 1 cup Sourdough Starter
  • 1 1/2 cup Milk Kefir (or Milk)
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Butter Melted
  • 2 Eggs Beaten
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt

Buttermilk Syrup

  • 1 cube Butter
  • 1 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions
 

Pancakes

  • Add starter and milk or milk kefir to a large bowl and stir until the starter has completely dissolved into the milk. Then add flour and sugar and mix together well, but do not over mix. You want to mix it until there are no lumps.
  • Cover your batter and let it sit out on the counter for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Add melted butter and eggs to your bowl and mix until incorporated.
  • Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
  • Cook pancakes on a griddle or cast iron pan on medium heat until done.

Buttermilk Syrup

  • Melt cube of butter in medium saucepan. Then add sugar and stir until dissolved.
  • Add buttermilk to the pan and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat, add baking soda. Once the mixture settles down, add the vanilla.

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