Best Buttermilk Pancakes

Name: Best Buttermilk Pancakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: Sixteen 4-inch pancakes
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups buttermilk; ¼ cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 1 to 2 teaspoon vegetable oil, for greasing the pan

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Best Buttermilk Pancakes

Sixteen 4-inch pancakes

Prep20 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1052Calories

44 gProtein

40 gFat

126 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By browneyedbaker. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,973 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Buttermilk + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together674 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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