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Sour Cream Pancakes are light and fluffy and taste amazing. They are easy to make and perfect for breakfast or dinner.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Delicious anytime. Sour Cream Pancakes are a perfect go to breakfast or dinner. You probably have all the ingredients on hand that you need along with about 10 minutes of your time.
The texture is amazing thanks to that secret ingredient of sour cream. The sour cream adds great flavor and makes the pancakes light, fluffy and tender!
Ingredients Needed
- Flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour
- Milk. 2% or whole milk
- Sour cream. You can substitute plain Greek yogurt.
- Eggs. I use large eggs
- Granulated Sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter. I use salted butter
How to Make Sour Cream Pancakes
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Combine wet ingredients in another bowl.
- Add wet ingredient mixture into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Brush griddle to medium high heat and brush with butter.
- Use a scoop to put batter into hot griddle. This will help your pancakes be evenly sized.
Tips for perfect pancakes
- Don’t over mix pancakes. It is totally O.K. to have little lumps in your pancake batter.
- Pancakes are ready to flip when bubbles form on the surface and begin popping. The edges of the pancake will also begin to look dry and set and the underside will be golden. brown.
- For fluffy pancakes, do not press down on the pancake with your spatula after flipping the pancake.
Pair This With:
At our house we love topping our pancakes with some fresh berries or bananas and then some type of syrup. Making homemade syrup is so easy. A few of our favorites include:
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use yogurt instead of sour cream in pancakes?
I recommend using a 2 % or whole milk plain Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. You can use a nonfat or low fat but the pancakes may be less fluffy.
What Makes Your Pancakes Fluffy?
The sour cream helps make the pancake fluffy as well as they way they are mixed.
Pouring the wet ingredients into your dry ingredients and then mixing until just incorporated is important. Not over mixing your pancakes makes them light and fluffy.
Can you freeze sour cream pancakes?
Pancakes freeze great. Allow them to cool to room temperature and then place them in a single layer in a freezer bag.You can! Simply let the cooked pancakes cool to room temperature.
What is the best way to reheat pancakes?
Use the toaster to reheat your pancakes. If they are frozen you do not need to thaw them first. They can also be warmed in the oven on a cookie sheet at 225 degrees F.
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Sour Cream Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
Edna Mae’s Sour Cream Pancakes
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup 2% or whole milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/ 2 tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp butter melted and divided
Instructions
- Warm up your griddle, iron skillet or frying pan at a medium heat
- In a blender, combine egg, sugar, milk, sour cream, 2 Tbsp melted butter and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
- In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk together until no large clumps are there. Let batter sit for 20 minutes or refrigerate over night
- Brush griddle with 1 Tbsp of butter
- Using a scoop pour about 1/4 – 1/3 cup of pancake batter onto the pan.
- Cook each side of the pancake for about 1 to 2 minutes, flipping when the edges start to look dry and bubbles form and pop on surface.
- Remove from heat and stack high, top with a pad of butter and drizzle with lots of maple syrup!
Tips & Notes:
- Don’t over mix pancakes. It is totally O.K. to have little lumps in your pancake batter.
- Pancakes are ready to flip when bubbles form on the surface and begin popping. The edges of the pancake will also begin to look dry and set and the underside will be golden. brown.
- For fluffy pancakes, do not press down on the pancake with your spatula after flipping the pancake.
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Susie says
I added chopped apple, chopped walnuts, and cinnamon. They were amazing!!
Maria says
Thank you for this delicious recipe. My kids and I made these pancakes this morning, since we had today off from school and work. They turned out fabulous! We added whipped cream to the top and whoa…simply delicious.
cassie says
wowie wow wow wow! those look YUMMY. *bookmarks* thanks for sharing!
Shirley says
Laura (my niece-in-law) sent the recipe that I was going to send!! It’s a good nutritious one with easy clean-up!! I’ve also used the whole grain oat for a variety and a little lighter pancake!!
Kristy says
These are my husbands favorite pancakes! Every weekend he asks me if I’m going to make the sour cream pancakes, they are indeed delicious!