Stacks on stacks on stacks!!
So the week started out with me making Shrimp and Grits because it was Labor day on Monday and well, who needs an excuse for Shrimp and Grits. Plus the next day was going to be my official first day of school with virtual students. Immediately, I missed brunch. Weird huh???
I mean, I’ve been off for months, cooking, baking and making the most of my quarintine life and, as soon as a hint of steady day to day school work came up I missed brunch. Well, with that in mind I dedicate this post to another go to brunch fav of mine, the mighty pancake. Yup, who doesn’t love, stacks on stacks on stacks of light, fluffy buttermilk pancakes.
Brunch is always a good idea
I took my favorite pancake recipe and noticed it up a bit by adding almond extract to my batter and a bright zesty lemon glaze on top instead of syrup. OMG!! These pancakes are everything. Give them a whirl this weekend, along with the Shrimp and Grits oh and bottomless Mimosas all at the house.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
All-Purpose Flour 1 1/2 cup
Granulated Sugar 3 Tbs
Baking Powder 3 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Buttermilk 1 1/4 cup
Unsalted butter 3 Tbs
Almond extract 1/2 tsp
Egg (fresh) 1 large
Directions
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl combine milk, butter, extract and eggs and whisk until combined. Add liquid to the dry ingredients and stir just until incorporated. Do not over mix, there should still be a few lumps in batter.
Heat griddle over medium heat until drops of water sizzle on surface; spray with vegetable spray. Using a laddle scoop batter and pour onto hot griddle surface. Allow pancakes to cook 2 to 3 min or until the edges have dried and tiny bubbles on surface have appeared and begun to pop. Using a wide spatula turn pancakes and cook for an additional 2 to 3 min on the other side or until golden brown.
Keep warm in the oven on 225 on a covered sheet pan.
Repeat until all the pancakes have been cooked.
For the Lemon Glaze
Lemon juice (fresh squeezed) 1/2 cup
Confectioners sugar 2 cups
Unsalted butter 1 Tbs
Heavy Cream 3 Tbs
Whisk all ingredients together until smooth
