BUTTERMILK PANCAKES AND SYRUP
ivan’s grandma is the best cook. really, everything she makes is amazing. this past year she put together all of her family recipes and published a cookbook. i couldn’t be happier. what an amazing legacy for her to leave. ava is always complementing me when i cook and asking me if she can have the recipe when she’s older. now she can, already put in a book and you can too. buy it here or if you live in arizona you can buy it local at my mother in laws bakery, sweet cakes cafe in mesa. i promise its worth every penny.
one of my families very favorite recipes is her southern style pancakes. i tell you they cant get enough, i always double the batch. i cant even cook them as fast as they eat them. i also always make her gourmet syrup. after you make this syrup you will never eat store bought again. i sent this recipe over to my sister recently and her family raved about it too. try them out.
grandma sue’s southern style pancakes
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 beaten egg
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 Tbsp. melted butter
in a mixing bowl add flour, cormeal, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. stir together. make a well in the center and add eggs, melted butter and buttermilk. stir until moist. batter will be lumpy.
makes 8 small pancakes
gourmet pancake syrup
2 cups buttermilk
2 sticks butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Karo syrup
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking soda
in a large 6 quart sauce pan add buttermilk, butter, both sugars and karo syrup. cook on medium heat stirring often until it starts to boil. turn down to low and simmer 5 minutes. take off burner and add vanilla and baking soda. it will foam up a lot, this is why the large pan is important.
this syrup makes a ton. keep it in your fridge for up to 3 weeks.