Sourdough Pancakes
Thick & fluffy, American-style Sourdough Pancakes are a great way to use up some of the discard from feeding your sourdough starter. Serve with maple syrup & melting butter or fruit & yogurt or savoury toppings.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 320 g self-raising flour (or plain flour + 4 tsp baking powder)
- 1 - 2 tbsp sugar optional
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp salt
Wet ingredients
- 360-400 ml milk
- 240 ml sourdough starter (unfed or discard) approx 240g if measuring by weight
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp oil or melted butter
For cooking
- oil and/or butter
Serving suggestions (optional)
- butter
- maple syrup
- warmed berries
- sliced bananas
- yogurt
- grated cheese
- warmed peanut butter
- tahini
- date syrup
Instructions
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Preheat a baking tray in a low oven if you want to keep pancakes warm while using up the rest of the batter.
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Put all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix together.
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In a jug, lightly whisk 360ml of the milk with the rest of the wet ingredients:
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Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and lightly mix together until just combined. It doesn't matter if a few small lumps of flour remain.
The mixture will be thick, but if it seems overly thick (sourdough starters will naturally vary) then add a little more of the remaining milk.
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Heat a griddle or one or more frying pans until moderately hot then lightly grease with oil, butter, or a combination of these.
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When hot, add approximately 40-60ml of batter to form pancakes 5-10 cm in diameter.
Cook until golden brown underneath (2-3 min) then flip over and cook the other side until browned too (1-2 min).
Transfer to a plate or keep warm in a low oven.
Continue making pancakes until all the batter is used up.
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Eat the pancakes warm, approximatey 3 per person, with any of the optional serving suggestions.
Recipe Notes
Cooking time assumes you're making 2 pancakes at once.
Pancakes can be kept for 3-4 days or freeze very successfully.
Best reheated in a microwave for a few seconds or slightly longer from frozen. Alternatively, cover with foil and reheat in a moderate oven.