Cranberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes with fresh cranberries and a hint of orange zest are incredibly fluffy with just the right amount of tart!
Servings: 16 small pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons orange zest from one very large or two small oranges
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups cranberries frozen and thawed or fresh
- Additional butter for griddle
Instructions
- Preheat griddle on medium low heat. Be sure the griddle is fully heated through before adding pancake batter.
- In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center.
- In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, zest, buttermilk, and melted butter. Pour wet ingredients into bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir very gently by folding liquid into dry ingredients. You want your batter to be lumpy.
- Grease hot grill with butter. Place large spoonful of batter onto grill. Top each pancake with 8-12 cranberries, then dot the top of each cranberry with a bit of batter to prevent the pancake from sticking to the grill after you flip it. Do not flip until the pancake has lots of bubbles and the bottom is a golden brown. Flip only once and do not smash down with your spatula.
- Serve with pure maple syrup. YUM!
Notes
Serving size based on one small pancake.
Cooking tips:
I have a few tips and tricks to making these pancakes awesome, in addition to the basic recipe.- First, be sure to use butter rather than oil on your grill. It makes the edges nice and crispy.
- Low and slow is best in my opinion. Low heat and a longer cooking time makes the best pancakes. This process allows the center of the pancake to cook through while the edges get golden brown without burning.
- Pour the batter on the hot griddle, then set the cranberries on top, then dot them with additional batter. This keeps the cranberries directly off the grill so that they stay inside your pancake. You don't need all that cranberry goodness exploding all over your grill and burning, now do you?
- Strategically place your cranberries so that they are evenly spaced. That way you'll get the same amount of cranberry in each bite!
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg