sourdough pancakes

Sourdough Pancakes!!
ok son, listen up. You're about to get hooked up with the info on how to make the tastiest pancakes you will ever eat!1!11 This is an old alaskan recipe for flapjacks that goldminers hiking the yukon would have eaten back in the day, and a recipe which many people still enjoy. Now, you can too! No joke, anyone who has eaten these pancakes quickly converts to the opinion that in fact, sourdough pancakes are the best way to go.





Step One: Starter

this is the most important ingredient for any sourdough baking. you will need some good starter. you can probably get some nice starter at a bakery or something, i don't know. You can also make your own if you want, just leave some flour and water in a bowl for a day or 2 while natural yeasts settle in. Sourdough starter gains a more nuanced flavor the longer it has been going, so if you are lucky, you may have a friend who has some already going, because. if you know a buddy (or store) who has an old batch, get some that way. Not to brag (well actualy, yes, to brag) but my starter has been going since 1897 and was started near Nome, Alaska. Anyway, the better your starter, the better your pancakes (or bread or whatever else). You'll want to keep your starter in a glass jar in the fridge. You'll also want to reuse the same jar, making sure NOT to wash it.

Step Two: The Recipe!
In a large bowl, put starter and 2 cups warm milk (hot watter and canned milk is best), and a large pinch of brown sugar. Beat in 2 cups flour (ideally 1/2 cup wheat or graham). Let mixture stand covered at room temperature overnight (give it 15 hours or so for extra sourness). Will be bubbly (see picture, i actualy let that batch wait to get more bubbly after taking that picture). In morning, beat dough and take out 3 heaping tablespoons and put them in your unwashed starter jar (in this way the starter replenishes itself).

To remainder add, beating with spoon after each addition: 1t salt, 2T sugar, 1 egg, 1/2t baking soda. Double all measurements for feeding family or friends. Fry and enjoy. A note on frying: more so than with any other pancake, sourdough 'cakes fry at a very particular temperature, so pay close attention to how they are coming out so as not to have improperly cooked pancakes. For waffles add melted butter and more eggs. Anyway, yeah, best pancakes of all time. Give it a shot.