Sourdough gives these Sourdough pancakes a delicious flavor and fluffy texture that you’ll fall in love with! These will quickly become your family’s favorite breakfast.
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Just when I thought I found the only pancake recipe I’d ever need, I start messing around with sourdough. And my pancake world was rocked.
Remember that sourdough starter I shared with you a few weeks ago? This is the first recipe we’re sharing using that delicious starter. Don’t worry, there are more cakes and breads to come. This is just the beginning. And what a sweet beginning it is.
I tend to be a pancake snob. If I’m going to start the day with a stack of calories, which let’s be real, is not the lowest in calorie breakfast around, I want them to be good. Soft…fluffy…lightly browned…the perfect texture to soak up butter and syrup. And flavor? I want them just barely sweet, because when you’re dousing them in pure maple syrup, there’s no reason to use too much sugar in the pancake batter itself.
And these sourdough pancakes are all of those things above. I knew I liked sourdough bread, but I think so far, sourdough pancakes take the blue ribbon as far as all of the sourdough recipes we’ve tried so far.
And really, what’s not to love? One bowl…no more than 5-10 minutes of prep work (assuming you have that sourdough starter ready) and quick cook time.
These quick sourdough pancakes get eaten faster than we can get them off a the griddle.
Why not try a homemade strawberry syrup or raspberry topping to make these an even more decadent morning treat?
Sourdough Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 large egg beaten
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and soda, sugar and salt.
- Add the sourdough starter, milk, egg and oil. Mix well just until combined.
- Spray a pancake griddle with cooking spray or grease well with butter. Heat to about 300-350 degrees.
- Pour 1/4 cup pancake batter on the hot griddle. Cook until the pancake starts bubbling on top, then flip the pancake.
- Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes or until the pancake is cooked through.
- Serve warm with butter and syrup.
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Carolyn G. Duncan says
These were really good. Friday night, haven’t gone shopping, nothing defrosted and an early snowstorm plus a pot of sourdough on the counter all contributing to the cravings I have been having. The recipe I have been using is more like a sourdough crepe, and it’s great, but I was looking for something a bit more substantial. These were big fluffy pancakes, exactly what I was looking for. I used my cast iron skillet and was able to get golden brown, beautiful pancakes which I haven’t been able to get a good recipe for, until now. Looking forward to more Friday snowy sourdough pancakes!
Julie Clark says
Wonderful…and enjoy your snowy day!
Tyne Mester says
This is my third time making these pancakes. Officially now my boyfriends favourite pancakes of all time. They are so good and I didn’t think they could get better but substitute buttermilk in for the milk and cut the baking powder to 2.5 teaspoons. So much YUM.
Julie Clark says
Oh that sounds amazing!
Sarah says
We all liked them, but they had a slight taste of baking powder so I think I’ll cut back on that next time and hope that the sourdough helps with the rise if I let it sit and rest a bit.
J.J. says
Very, very good but I do have leftover pancakes.
How long can I keep cooked pancakes in the fridge and/ or freezer?
Julie Clark says
They freeze well for a month or two, just keep them wrapped well. We’ve kept them in the fridge for about 5 days.
Patricia says
Excellent! Thank you for this recipe. I was working on a new sour dough starter, and absolutely HATED throwing away the 1-cup “discard” when first feeding it. This recipe was the perfect solution. Now that the starter is ripe, I can use this recipe for tasty, fluffy pancakes often.
Tamalita says
I was gifted some sourdough starter this week and decided to make some pancakes. I’ve actually never had sourdough pancakes but everyone else I know seems to love them. I tried this recipe this morning and wow! Delicious, so fluffy. Yum!
Jenni says
So fluffy! And delicious. This is the 3rd time I’ve made them. Your recipe is definitely a keeper. I added frozen blueberries. Do you post your recipes on allrecipes.com? If so, I’d like to find you on there. Can’t wait to try other recipes with sourdough starter.
Julie Clark says
No, we don’t post on allrecipes.com . Thanks for finding us though! We’re glad you’re here!
Carolyn G. Duncan says
These were perfect!