Easy Buttermilk Pancakes

These buttermilk pancakes are so easy to make that you'll ditch the store-bought mix forever!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings 16 pancakes

First, grab two bowls: one medium and one large. Add the buttermilk, egg and oil to the medium bowl and whisk together until combined.
In the large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Then, pour the wet ingredients into the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Again, whisk it all together until combined but don't overmix.
Heat up your pan and spray with cooking oil. If you're using an electric skillet, you'll want to set it to about 350 degrees F.
Pour the pancake batter onto your hot pan/skillet. Let cook until the top is bubbly, then flip over and let it finish cooking. Use a spatula to remove the pancakes from the pan and continue the process until all the pancakes are cooked.
Serve with our favorite buttermilk syrup (seriously the BEST syrup ever), fruit and whipped cream. Or you can just eat them plain because they taste so darn good.
Store leftover pancakes in a zipper bag and keep in the fridge. To reheat, I recommend putting them in the toaster.

St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Pancakes Version

Simply follow the directions above, but before cooking the pancakes, divide the batter into 6 bowls. Add food coloring to get red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
If using a pan on the stove, keep the heat a little lower than medium. If using an electric skillet, set the heat to around 300-325 degrees F.
Scoop the batter and transfer it to your hot pan. I make our pancakes 2-2 1/2" in diameter so I can fit all the pancakes in an arch on one plate. Cook all pancakes of one color before moving onto the next.
To assemble your St. Patrick's Day rainbow pancake breakfast, arrange the pancakes in an arch in rainbow order. Add some whipped cream (or Cool Whip or from the can) onto the bottom of each arch for the "clouds". Then add some sprinkles on top of the cream. We used some fun gold sprinkles so it was like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.