Since I started making sourdough bread I’ve been looking for ways to use the sourdough starter that must be discarded at each feeding. Don’t you hate to throw away perfectly good food? I do, too. I wondered if pancakes would work. Pancakes are light and fluffy and I wondered if the addition of sourdough would make them too heavy. I knew any recipe would have to pass the inspection of the grandchildren. Pancakes are kind of a specialty at our house…we take them very seriously. They must be light and fluffy. Nothing more, nothing less. So I decided to take a chance that there actually could be a light and fluffy sourdough pancake. These Perfect Sourdough Pancakes are delicious and met the approval of everyone at the table.
They have a delicate texture and the wonderful sourdough flavor comes through ever so slightly, making a delicious sourdough pancake. All my worries about them being too heavy were for naught. Sourdough pancakes are tender as can be. We love the flavor and the texture.
If you feed your sourdough once a week, this is a perfect solution. Next time it’s time to feed your sourdough starter, instead of throwing out perfectly good sourdough starter…make these Perfect Sourdough Pancakes.
You won’t be sorry. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sourdough starter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 2/3 cups plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 4 TBLS butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar (Optional)
Instructions
- *** It has been brought to my attention that some starter is very thin. You may want to begin with half the milk and then after it is all mixed add additional, as you need. Rather than using less starter, I'd reduce the milk, according to your starter. You might check my photos for and idea of what it ',should' look like... hope this helps.
- Combine milk and sourdough in a medium bowl using a fork. Stir in flour, salt, sugar and baking soda. Add eggs, mixing well. Fold in melted butter.
- Cook on an un-greased griddle set at 350* or an un-greased frying pan at medium heat. Cook until bubbles begin to appear flip and cook other side until lightly browned.
- Serve with butter and syrup or fresh fruit...
- Enjoy!
33 Comments
These sound WONDERFUL!
March 2, 2015 at 7:35 amThanks, Mary. If you’d like starter to make these anytime let me know….I have extra….;)
March 2, 2015 at 10:48 amJust mixed these up….concerned that the dough is way too runny. Could you please verify that the measurements are correct? Thank you. I’m going to add a bit more flour this time to stiffen it up a little….
September 23, 2015 at 12:10 pmYes, Anita, I updated the recipe to make the correction…thanks for pointing it out!
October 1, 2015 at 3:09 pmThe dough seems really thick. Is it supposed to be that way?
April 14, 2016 at 9:59 pmOh my, if you feel it’s too thick, it may be your sourdough is thicker than mine and I’d add some buttermilk or just milk to make it a better consistency. I hope that helps…
April 15, 2016 at 10:21 pmI make these almost every weekend for my family. Sometimes I had chocolate chips for the kids. These are great and they come out perfect every time
April 23, 2016 at 8:45 amThat would be add chocolate chips. My phone is horrible with words and changes common ones.
April 23, 2016 at 9:28 amI know…I hate auto correct!!!! Thanks!!!
April 30, 2016 at 9:08 pmThat’s awesome, Jennifer. I hadn’t thought of adding Chocolate Chips… will be trying that! Thanks!
April 30, 2016 at 9:05 pmCould be a little more sour, we added a little extra starter and that fixed it
January 1, 2017 at 12:31 pmTo double the recipe, do I need two starts?
January 12, 2017 at 10:01 pmYes, ma’am 😉
January 15, 2017 at 6:26 pmThese sound wonderful. For some reason sourdough bread doesn’t upset my stomach like all the rest so I’d love to make it at home! Can you share the recipe and 1-2-3’s of the starter?
March 14, 2017 at 7:05 pmI’m not surprised that the sourdough doesn’t hurt your stomach….the gluten breaks down and is digestible for many people who have issues with gluten. Even people with celiac disease can tolerate sourdough.
I haven’t done a post on making the starter, but I need to. It’s a combination of flour and water; equal by weight. Combine in a large glass bowl or crockery type bowl.
I’d start with 4 oz (1/2 cup) of water and 4 oz (3/4 plus 2 TBLS) of flour.
Place in a warm location, uncovered, like on top of the refrigerator (70 -75 degrees f) and feed with the same amount of flour and water for 5 days. Stir it well and scrape down sides each day, when you feed.
March 18, 2017 at 8:09 pmIt should begin bubbling a tiny bit and have a nice sour aroma in 3-4 days.
On the 4th day feed and then cover loosely with a towel or plastic and secure with a rubber band.
Starter should be ready to use after day 5. At this point you’ll need to discard half of the starter with each feeding from this point forward. It should bubble nicely, double in size each day and be ready to use. I hope this helps.
That is GREAT info! Thank you so much. To be clear, you’re using plain flour?
March 18, 2017 at 8:29 pmyes, plain. Good luck and let me know….:)
March 18, 2017 at 8:34 pmYou’re awesome! Thanks again. My starter is on top of the fridge right now. 🙂
March 18, 2017 at 9:12 pmI made these this morning using my mother in law’s sour dough starter recipe which is totally different from yours. They turned out perfectly and my husband loved them! He said it’s just the perfect amount of sour dough taste without being over powering. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
March 20, 2017 at 8:51 amThanks for the report, Sherri! I’m so glad they turned out well…my husband loves them, too…..
March 20, 2017 at 3:35 pmI made these pancakes this morning. They are delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe! God Bless.
February 19, 2018 at 10:56 amI’m so glad you like them! Thanks!!!
March 20, 2018 at 9:20 pmVery Tasty and pretty easy recipe. I’ve made these pancakes twice and each time they get a little better. I’m always looking for ways to use extra starter and this is definitely one of the easiest I’ve found so far. Thanks for the recipe and the insights into taking care of my yeast starter.
June 29, 2018 at 2:42 pmThank You, Ann. yes it’s one of our favorites, too, and it tastes so good….:) You’re welcome!
July 11, 2018 at 9:46 amI loved these pancakes! My other recipe had me prepping the starter and some ingredients the night before. It made too many pancakes. I would half the recipe. The next day though, I would forget and the rest of the ingredients weren’t halved. I usually put in too many eggs making for eggy pancakes!! This was easy and delicious! Thank you for sharing.
September 4, 2018 at 4:32 pmI’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thanks!!
September 9, 2018 at 2:36 pmThanks Connie! I’m so glad you like them….
September 9, 2018 at 2:54 pmThese were so yummy! I’m new to sour dough baking/cooking and these turned out wonderfully! I will definitely be making these again. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
January 18, 2019 at 11:46 pmYou’re welcome, Leslie…Thank YOU for stopping by! renee
April 14, 2019 at 7:45 pmThis recipe actually makes wonderful Dutch babies!!
March 10, 2019 at 4:18 amOh…so glad to hear this!!!
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