The Fluffiest Pancakes

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:13 GMT

Step 1

Mix flour, water and yeast well and leave covered at room temperature overnight (allow room in container for mixture to expand). It will have expanded and developed bubbles overnight. This is often called a ‘preferment’ or ‘biga’, but I like to call it a ‘sourfaux starter’ because it looks like an active sourdough starter once it’s developed some bubbles! The addition of this into the batter benefits both the flavour and texture of the pancakes 🥞

Step 2

1. Whisk together the sourfaux starter, eggs, yogurt, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth.

Step 3

Add the remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix with a spatula until no dry patches of flour remain. Take care not to over mix - a few lumps in batter are fine but over mixing until completely smooth can result in a tougher pancake.

Step 4

Let the mixture rest on countertop for 10-20 minutes (this helps the batter to fluff up) before cooking in a buttered frying pan or griddle over medium heat until golden on both sides and cooked through.

Step 5

*if you have a sourdough starter, see my "Fluffy Sourdough Pancakes" recipe on my Whisk profile or in the Lace Bakes community. Or you can just use 200g of active sourdough starter instead of the sourfaux starter: Feed your starter before you go to bed the night before: in a medium sized bowl, make your levain. Mix together 30g of starter with 90g of flour and 90g of room temperature water…it will be perfect to use in the batter in the morning. Don’t worry if it’s slightly past peak in the AM - it doesn’t matter for pancakes. You can also use sourdough discard, but the pancakes are much fluffier if the starter is active!

Step 6

You’ll notice I always use a digital scale for my bread related recipes. Measuring flour and sourdough starter with cups can vary too much which means the recipe might not be as reliable. Digital scales are inexpensive, easy to use and they help to save you from having to wash up too many measuring spoons/cups - you just measure ingredients right into the bowl. My favourite digital scale is linked in my storefront in the link in my bio, but honestly any one will do - waterproof is always best through!

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