Domestic Diva

Okay, so... this week has been a mix of doing things I do well ... and doing things that I don't do so well. Clearly, the peed-on-pillow-fiasco was not a highlight. Breakfast for dinner, however, was FABULOUS. So fabulous, in fact, that I had to call my mom to tell her how amazing Julie's pancake recipe is. (For those TMM aficionados out there, it was a "I must write Mum" incident, for sure!) When I called home to tell her about how fab the pancakes had been (as well as to tell her how opposite-of-fab the bed peeing episode had been), Judy told me I should put the pancake recipe on the blog. So, here it is, per her request... (And I'm just saying... FREAK, these pancakes were great. Esp when had with buttermilk syrup. Seriously... fabulous!)

Buttermilk Pancakes
3 cups flour
3 Tab white sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1/3 cup butter, melted

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat together buttermilk, milk, eggs and melted butter. Keep the two mixtures separate until you are ready to cook the pancakes.

(I know... it sounds like a ridiculous amount of liquid for only 3 cups of flour - but trust the recipe. When you mix the two mixtures together, it's surprisingly thick and gooey.)

And... kids that grew up in our house know that all pancakes are better with buttermilk syrup. (I found out this week that hash browns covered in buttermilk syrup are pretty yummy, too.) So, that having been said...

Buttermilk Syrup
1 cup butter
1 1/2 - 2 cups buttermilk
2 cups sugar

Melt together and bring to just a boil (on low) --- turn off the heat and add:

2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda

(The soda will make the syrup fluff up a little... so make sure you have enough room in the pan for the mini-explosion.) Stir the syrup well before serving, because the butter & buttermilk separate when it sits.

DELISH! Makes a fabulous breakfast... or dinner. :-)