Good Morning

[The Tincat]

Good morning
Well this is the third letter this am.
Proboards keeps dropping off the server this am.
So today i am finishing house chores.
Digging out christmas supplies to start next years christmas cards.
Working on a record purse design from old albums.
Need to get in 1/2 of neck traction and then dinner.
Also looking for the best pancake recipe ever.
So who has it out there.
Please let me know ??
Lost mine in a stolen cookbook.
We had snow last night, only 2 inches and it's melting.
well frinds that's my day how about you ?

[joesmom]

Good evening, Brooke, and everyone!
Next years Christmas cards?? OMG! Talk about organized! Wow!!!!
How is the neck traction working out? Is it making you feel any better? (I hope so!)
Sorry, can't help you out with the pancake recipe! It's Aunt Jemima in a box for me!!!! LOL!
I got 6 inches of snow yesterday, on top of the 6 I already had! I had to pay a plow guy, but now I can get in and out just fine!!!!
Let's see your record purse when you get it done!!!!
How is everyone else doing?
Later!

[tmarie]

hello Ladies!!
The Cookhouse use to make the best pancakes,,let me see if I can get ahold of one of the cooks who use to work there ,she mite be able to give me the recipe..they did make it in 5 gallon bucket so it mite be a tad to many pancaakes for ya...........lol.... neck traction doesnt sound like to much fun,,hope your not in to much pain brooke

you ladies can keep your snow,,we got some rain and mealted it away and hope i dont see any more till next yr and we dont get any next yr I wont be to upset about it....today I have been paying around with a blog and this is what I have so far,,,,
wonderlandpartyexpress.blogspot.com/

couldnt get the banner part the way Iwanted it,,oh well,always another day,,,well better get going got a few orders to get ready..Hugs

[The Tincat]

Hey it looks great Tmarie.
I will get it posted on the side .
Traction is a stall so i can avoid rods and a cage in my spine area.
So traction it is . Just got the device from the med store last week.
Cost 525.00 for what is a medieval rack that pulls my neck straight.
I would love to get that recipe for pancakes. I remenber you telling me it was one of the beat.
Lynn 6 inches is a bunch.
My daughter picked that much up in rain in the last two days.
Flooding is everywhere this year. i will take snow anyday over rain.

[tmarie]

Brooke I just wrote to one of the ladies who may still work there,,I had seen her on face book and was meaning to contact her,,and your request made me do that so we will see if she has it.....if not here is one that may serve you well also
allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fluffy-Pancakes-2/Detail.aspx

[joesmom]

Great blog site, t!

I love all of your blog sites, girls!

[The Tincat]

Thanks T for the pancake recipe.
It is an OK one but I need a really really good one.
I had an old southern buttermilk light and fluffy , you could toss fruit or nuts into it and never change the batter.
It was inside my joy of cooking first edition book and someone who came to my home thought they needed that book more then I did.
So now all my favorite recipes are in there own book but that one is lost forever.
I have tried a bunch of INTERNET recipes but there just not the same thing.
Now I have another idea.
What do you girls think about sharing all our blogs and web forums we belong to ?
i have about 30 really good craft sites and excellent blogs.
Would anyone else like to share there favorite site addys here?

[tmarie]

hey brooke guess what I have some good news and bad news,,the bad news is I havent heard back from MAry but ya know what..I was just sitting here thinking yea I know that could lead to trouble,,anyways a light blubs goes off and I go I have a box full of old cookbooks..I used to love looking threw them,,well the ones with picture anwyays..lol,,but like lynn,,I just do the box thngs 99 % of the time,,lol,,anyways I said said,,, wonder if i have that one so I pulled them out and and guess what I do,,lol which pancake recipe did you want?,,and did someone you dont know break in your house or was it someone you do know,,either case what a rotten hing to have happen,,hope that was all they took?

[joesmom]

I've been searching and searching for you!
Is this it?

1 cup flour
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1 c. buttermilk, more if needed to thin out batter
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat a lightly oiled griddle or fry pan. Sift and measure flour; sift again with sugar, salt and baking soda.
Beat egg in medium bowl. Blend in buttermilk. Add dry ingredients, beating until smooth; blend in melted butter.

Add up to 1/4 cup more buttermilk for thinner cakes. Adjust consistency as required to maintain a pourable pancake batter by adding additional flour or buttermilk.

Cook on lightly oiled griddle or fry pan. Turn pancakes when surface bubbles begin to break.

Serve immediately.

Makes 14 to 16 three-inch pancakes.

[joesmom]

Oh My Gosh......I think I found it!
Is this it?




Best Buttermilk Pancakes On The Planet

5 minutes to make Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. fine salt
2 cups buttermilk
4 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 beaten eggs
How to make it

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and whisk , set aside.
In a smaller bowl, whisk the buttermilk, butter, vanilla, and eggs.
Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ones, and mix gently, just to combine. Don't overmix, or you'll have tough pancakes.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Heat oil or butter, when hot, add 1/2 cup batter for each pancake.
Let cook on one side until top gets bubbly, and turn to cook second side, repeat until you use up the batter.
Transfer to a plate and keep warm until ready to serve.

[joesmom]

Here's another one! (I hope one of these is the right one!)
All of the recipes I'm putting up here say they are from the Joy of Cooking CookBook!
(They do all appear to be similar!)

Buttermilk Pancakes

Ingredients
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup flour
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
In small mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Pour by spoonfuls onto a hot, oiled griddle. Spread the batter with the back of the spoon to make thin, crepe-like pancakes. Cook until the batter is bubbly. Turn over. Serve immediately with butter and syrup or favorite fruit sauce.

[joesmom]

Oh wait a minute!!!!
This lady SWEARS this is the original recipe!

Basic Buttermilk Pancakes

Whisk together in a large bowl:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Whisk together in another bowl:

1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently whisk them together, mixing just until combined.

Spoon 1/3 cup batter onto the preheated griddle for each pancake, nudging the batter into rounds. Cook until the top of each pancake is speckled with bubbles and some bubbles have popped open, then turn and cook until the underside is lightly browned. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree oven while you finish cooking the rest.

[joesmom]

Let me know if any of these sound familiar!

[joesmom]

Ok, sorry, one more!!!
This one MUST be the one!!!! LOL! (Let me know if I helped!)


Buttermilk Pancakes

Pancakes are among my all-time favorite foods. Morning? Night? Doesn't matter. I just love pancakes. For me it's a real treat going out for breakfast or Sunday brunch and enjoying really good, well made, tasty, flavorful pancakes. But until recently, I didn't enjoy making them because they just never came out "right". Late last month I spent a weekend trying various recipes and finally... FINALLY... I found a clear-cut winner... one that beat the rest and exceeded my high expectations

I admit it, I'm a pancake snob. My family doesn't share my devotion... my love... my craving for pancakes. That's okay, I say, more for me!! And OMG when I have pancakes they require a boatload of maple syrup... and preferable a few slices of crispy bacon or a couple of sausage links... or patties. I'm easy ;-) In all honesty, for some reason I'm not a fan of maple flavor... but... when it's on pancakes (or waffles), I'm all over it. Go figure.

In my private "weekend pancake cook-off" I tested recipes from Mark Bitman, CIA, Betty Crocker, various internet sites, family recipes... and found my absolute favorite was from my old standby Joy of Cooking. I want a pancake that has some flavor to it - a pancake that's light and fluffy - one that's simple, basic, not fussy and doesn't require a dozen prep steps and hours of time. Some recipes I tried had no flavor. Some had no rise. But the Joy of Cooking recipe was a clear winner and it's the one I've added to my recipe file.



Buttermilk Pancakes
Joy of Cooking

Dry Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients quickly into the dry ingredients. Don't overbeat. Give just enough quick strokes with a whisk to barely moisten the dry ingredients. Ignore small lumps. Cook on hot griddle and serve immediately.



If you're looking for a good, basic, easy to make buttermilk pancake recipe, try this one. I think you'll be glad you did.

[joesmom]

Here is the link to the last one! (I think it's the one you were looking for!) Yayyyyyyyyy!!!


therepressedpastrychef.blogspot.com/2008/09/buttermilk-pancakes.html

[The Tincat]

Thanks so much girls!
Lynn one of these must be the one.Hubby is going to have pancakes all week until I get the right one.
Thanks bunches

[joesmom]

You're very welcome, and let me know which one is the winner!!!!!