Sour milk pancakes are the yummiest and fluffiest pancakes that are made with a homemade version of buttermilk that also gives them just a little tang and so much tenderness. Baking powder and baking soda are great ingredients that work together to give these pancakes a lot of taste, and they are fantastic.
However, purchasing a whole sour milk container from the market can be costly, and so many people avoid purchasing it. So, many people ask about how they can make sour milk at home?
It is easy to make sour milk at home; you will just need two ingredients from your refrigerator. Take one cup of milk and add a spoon of vinegar, or you may add one tablespoon of lemon juice to it. Let it sit for 5 minutes or so, at which point you will start to see some curdles clumps form. Whisk it briefly to combine; now, the sour milk is ready to be used in the pancakes recipe.
Sour milk proves a great ingredient and gives a very yummy taste to them. Sour milk can be used in pancakes or biscuit batters because its acidity gives them a fluffier and yummier taste.
Sour milk pancakes recipes
Making pancakes at home by using sour milk is quite easy; you will just need the following ingredients;
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder + baking soda
- Salt (only ¼ tsp)
- Eggs and butter
- Vanilla (to add flavor)
First of all, make sour milk as given directions; once you have all these ingredients in your hands, take a bowl and mix all the dry ingredients. Once the sour milk is ready, add other wet ingredients into it like egg, vanilla, and melted butter.
Now, add wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir until combined. It’s good to rest the batter for 10 to 15 minutes; it will help the batter to hydrate evenly and will help to ease the lumps of batter.
Put ¼ cup of pancake batter on a heated frying pan the wait until the bubbles form and edges set before flipping it. However, it’s good to cook the pancake on melted butter to give them more taste. During the cooking process, make sure that the heat is not too high so that the pancake doesn’t burn.
Why use sour milk in pancakes?
Sour milk and baking soda create bubbles in the mixture of pancakes, which is very helpful in making them airy and fluffy. However, if you run short of sour milk or you find it costly to buy it from the market, you can easily make it at home just within 5 to 10 minutes.
Sour milk is also a great substitute for buttermilk, which can also be used if you run out of buttermilk. However, sour milk is a helpful ingredient in pancakes as it helps to activate baking soda because of its acidic properties. It gives the fluffiness of the pancakes, which is the trademark of this recipe. Moreover, their acidity also helps to break down the gluten in the flour that gives tender crumps.
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