Country Pancakes

I love country style pancakes so i came up with this adaptable recipe. for the hot cereal, use any combination of malt-o-meal, cream of wheat and/or grits. (i like 3 t each)

Steps

Melt butter in microwave first , so that it will cool a little before mixing into batter.

Preheat griddle to medium-high.

If the griddle is not non-stick , lightly oil it first.

Optional: if desired , separate the egg and whip the egg white.

This will help make the pancakes extra light and fluffy in texture.

I use a little hand-held blender for this step.

I always do this because it makes such a big difference.

In a good-sized mixing bowl , whisk together the dry ingredients.

In a small separate bowl , whisk egg yolk , vanilla and melted butter.

Combine the two mixtures in the larger bowl and mix.

Add club soda and egg whites and gently fold into batter.

Be careful not to over-mix at this point.

If you did not separate the egg , you might need to use more club soda to reach the desired consistency.

If you did separate the egg , the batter will be thicker than normal pancake batter.

I like to fry the pancakes in bacon grease , but you can use regular vegetable oil if you.

Ingredients

flour, cereal, instant malted milk powder, baking powder, salt, sugar, dry milk, egg, vanilla, butter, club soda, bacon grease