FAVORITE PANCAKES Recipe

Lightly brush griddle with vegetable oil and heat slowly over medium low heat while mixing batter. In a large bowl, whisk egg. Add buttermilk and baking soda and whisk. Add flour, sugar, butter, baking powder and salt and whisk until smooth. Pour batter on hot griddle. Turn, using a thin-blade spatula as soon as pancakes are puffed and full of bubbles (but before they break, important for light cakes). Turn and brown other side.

Variation: For extra-light pancakes, substitute whole milk for buttermilk, add an extra 1/2 tsp. baking powder and omit baking soda. Separate egg, adding yolk as directed and beating egg white until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold beaten white into batter just before cooking.