Sour Cream Pancakes
Yield: Makes 12 pancakes
Ingredients:
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream
1/2 cup (125 ml) nonfat milk
4 ounces (125 g) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup (125 ml) pastry flour
1/2 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Fresh berries, for garnish (optional)
Warmed maple syrup or fruit syrup, for serving
Directions:
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sour cream, milk, and melted butter.
- In a larger mixing bowl, sift together the pastry and all-purpose flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Make a well in the center, pour in the egg-yolk mixture, and whisk just enough to blend the wet and dry ingredients.
- In a clean bowl with the clean beaters of a hand-held electric mixer at medium speed, beat the egg whites until they’re shiny and firm but not dry.
- Stir a dollop into the batter; then, with a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining whites until just a few streaks of white show.
- Preheat the oven to its lowest setting while you leave the batter to rest for about 15 minutes.
- Heat a nonstick griddle or a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Brush the surface lightly with butter.
- Using a 1/4-cup (60 ml) measure, pour the batter onto the griddle. When each pancake is golden brown on one side and its surface is covered with small bubbles, after 1 to 2 minutes, use a wide spatula to turn it over; cook the other side until golden brown.
- As the pancakes are done, transfer them to a tray lined with a clean kitchen towel and keep them warm in the oven.
- To serve, arrange the pancakes stacked or overlapping on individual warmed serving plates. Garnish with fresh berries if you like. Serve with your choice of warmed maple syrup or fruit syrup.