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🍞 The best weekend pancakes!

Published 12 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read

The best weekend pancakes!

This past week, I've been on a pancake bender.

My kids are home for summer break, and that casual morning bowl of cereal doesn't seem to cut it.

Their excuse: it's summer break, let's make it fun. (They're using this newly acquired justification for just about everything now, BTW.)

But honestly, you don't have to strongarm me into making yet another batch of homemade pancakesβ€”especially sourdough ones. I love them, and they're so incredibly easy.

To change things up, I've been swapping the typical white flour in my pancakes with all sorts of things:

  • 50% of the flour as whole-grain einkorn (a favorite)
  • 100% whole grain Khorasan
  • 25% of the flour as stonemilled corn flour
  • 25% white rice flour for pancakes light as a cloud

Read on!

In this week's newsletter:

  • Recipes: Sourdough pancakes, sourdough waffles
  • Baking Tip: Can I proof the dough longer in the fridge?
  • What I'm Reading and Watching: Come to Bari, Italy (but maybe not all at once)

🍞 My best sourdough pancakes

There's a reason why I call these "my best sourdough pancakes." They really are that good.

My advice: make a double batch and freeze half. Super easy to toast during the week for almost-fresh pancakes, especially if your kids ask for them every day (mine do).

🍞 Sourdough waffles

Want a little more crunch? These waffles have you covered. You can swap out the white flour for any percentage of whole grain, too!

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πŸ’¬ Member Discussion of the Week

Much as I like your timetable for your recipes, is it possible to proof longer than what you have in your recipes, like the Tangzhong sourdough sandwich bread, Pain de mie sandwich bread, and The Best Honey Whole Wheat pan loaf? I like to finish all the bread-making tasks before 4 pm and leave the final proofing in the fridge overnight, and bake the following morning.

Yes, you can leave the dough in the fridge to bake the loaf at any time the next day. Generally, once the dough is cold and in there, it's fine for it to sit for a bit longer. You could even push it to the day after that, but know you'll find less rise and a slightly more sour loaf in the end. Still great though!

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Until next week, happy baking!

Maurizio Leo

P.S. I'd love to hear if you doctor up these pancakes in any way... I'm always looking for ways to bring some variety, though, I know it's not hard (blueberries and chocolate chips are easy and always welcome).

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