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Default How do you make spongy pancakes?

CM wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:


>> The whole secret to spongy pancakes is the use of buttermilk and
>> baking soda. The reaction between the two makes bubbles and lightens
>> up your pancakes. Same sort of deal you get with sourdough pancakes.
>> It's all about chemistry.
>>
>> George
>>

>
> That's exactly what I was looking for. I live in the Pacific NW and
> buttermilk isn't exactly a common ingredient for things around here.
> I'll track down a good recipe with buttermilk and baking soda (the
> recipes I've been trying have just regular milk and baking powder).
>
> Thanks!


But that recipe works too. Maybe you are mixing too much? There should
still be lumps in the batter. Just wet the dry stuff.

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