i took a recipe out of my cookbook. i have never made pancakes and i have never made them from scratch. m. is some sort of pancake snob and when i mentioned the "b" word (bisquick, people) she turned her slovak nose up at me. i made pancakes, not buttermilk pancakes. why? i really didn't understand the difference, other than pancakes are not made with buttermilk. buttermilk pancakes are made with buttermilk (i figured that out all on my own! golly gee i am a smart cookie).
here they are in my favorite, and only skillet. i also have these nifty pancake molds (perhaps i can use them to make a tartar one day. although that grosses me out.)
in addition to pancakes, i also made eggs with onion (i didn't add cheese like i usually do. with the pancakes and sausage and fruit salad, i didn't want to overdo it! ;) ). not to brag, i am really good at making eggs. i thank my dear la (grandmother) for showing me how--but i do prefer hers. i hate runny eggs like you get in a diner. i like mine to be more like an omelette with a nice light brown to them. yum. special thanks to m. for heating up the sausage. oh, and we shared a plate--i would never try to eat this many pancakes on my first try!
here is the fruit salad i "made" (the jury is still out on that one). it has macerated strawberries, banana, kiwi, and apples (gala, i believe).
now i am sure you are wondering, "what do you think of pancakes now?". well, i think regular pancakes are too dense. i should have splurged for the buttermilk. and i think i used too much batter--so i will need to practice. i ate three pancakes so they weren't terrible, but i'm also not rushing to ihop. i like them more than i did, but me and the pancake aren't in love.
i want to make crepes at some point, but given my trouble with pancakes i think i need some help.
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