Sourdough Pancakes
Submitted by reagan on January 11, 2010 at 4:27 pm

My husband received this recipe from a co-worker back in the early 70's, John Duvall, Damascus, Md. The first time he made these pancakes we couldn't stop eating them.

To make starter:
Use a 1 quart container (never use plastic). Fill with 2 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon yeast, mix well; then add 2 cups all purpose flour, whisk in slowly. Cover with a cloth (no plastic wrap) and set-out at room temperature for approximately 24 hours. Mixture will become bubbly and will develop a sour smell.

To make sourdough pancakes:
Remove 1 cup sourdough mixture and put in a large size bowl.

Add 1 egg, 1 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 to 1/3 tsp. soda. Mix well.

Make sure griddle is hot. I use an electric griddle and temperature is at 375 degrees. Pour desired amount of mixture on griddle and flip after bubbles have appeared on surface. Pancakes are very thin.
We usually make approximately 4 inch diameter pancakes. Therefore, the yield would be about 8 pancakes.