Buttermilk Griddle Cakes

Buttermilk Griddle Cakes

My mom use to make these all the time for us and I just thought I'd share this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp. sugar
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
1/4 cup melted shortening

*To make sour milk~ pour 1 tsp of white vinegar into a cup of regular milk and use as directed.

Directions:
Directions: Sift flour, measure, resift twice with the next 4 ingredients (old cookbook directions, who does this anyway?), the last time into a 2-qt mixing bowl. Beat egg, stir in milk, add all at once to flour mixture. Beat with egg beater until just smooth, add shortening and beat until blended.
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased (I use a little melted butter) moderately hot griddle. Bake until golden brown on both sides. I flip when I see the edges starting to dry and bubbles on the tops. Serve with butter and syrup.
Options: I sometime sprinkle some blueberries or some chopped up banana right after I pour the batter in the pan.
Source: From an old cookbook called "Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking" 1947
By sharon rose from Modesto, CA

Buttermilk Griddle Cakes

Buttermilk Griddle Cakes

My mom use to make these all the time for us and I just thought I'd share this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp. sugar
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
1/4 cup melted shortening

*To make sour milk~ pour 1 tsp of white vinegar into a cup of regular milk and use as directed.

Directions:
Directions: Sift flour, measure, resift twice with the next 4 ingredients (old cookbook directions, who does this anyway?), the last time into a 2-qt mixing bowl. Beat egg, stir in milk, add all at once to flour mixture. Beat with egg beater until just smooth, add shortening and beat until blended.
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased (I use a little melted butter) moderately hot griddle. Bake until golden brown on both sides. I flip when I see the edges starting to dry and bubbles on the tops. Serve with butter and syrup.
Options: I sometime sprinkle some blueberries or some chopped up banana right after I pour the batter in the pan.
Source: From an old cookbook called "Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking" 1947
By sharon rose from Modesto, CA