Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes




The secret ingredient for these wonderful homemade pancakes, found in Pioneer Woman Cooks, is

the sour cream (plus our own little add-ins).  The description for the recipe makes mention of the idea that these are lighter than the average pancakes, but the sour cream adds a thick and heavy texture which makes them taste and feel like the best parts of a good moist, filled muffin and a crepe. Begin

by whipping a cup of sour cream, flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.  Gently stir, Pioneer Woman tells us, so to keep an interesting cooking texture.  Whisk eggs and vanilla in a separate bowl, combine,

stir together gently, "a little white and yellow swirling is fine!" This is also the moment to add in your own secret ingredient, informed probably by the youngest member of the household.  We put in a handful of chocolate chips yesterday morning, but I could imagine butterscotch, small sweet nuts,

raisins, whatever.  Butter the frying pan and cook for under two minutes each side.  "Stack the pancakes as high on the plate as your appetite dictates.  See how high you can go – take it on as a personal challenge!  Top with plenty of butter and maple syrup and eat to your heart's desire."