Sourdough Pancakes

Time to start my blog!

I've had this page sitting doing nothing for 6 months with dreams of flaunting my amateur 'food porn', budgeting ideas and gardening experiences.

What better way to start that with one of our new favourites - sourdough pancakes.

 I've had my sourdough starter bubbling away for nearly 2 years now, it lives on my counter, stirred, divided and fed every other day. Mind you, it hasn't always been given the attention it deserves, I have had to rescue it from back of the fridge with layers of slimy enzymes and fuzzy growths after months of neglect - but today it is given the respect and attention it deserves.

 I think what lead to its neglect was the waste from discarding most of my starter mixture whenever it needed feeding (I know it's only a little flour and water - but I have come to be quite thrifty).  One day it came to me to look up 'how to use up sourdough starter' - the first result was sourdough pancakes - with my starter rescued and a new recipe to heart I've never looked back.

Sourdough Pancakes
Put the jug on (you only need a little hot water) and put a fry pan on a medium heat.

Mix together:
2 Cups Sourdough starter (keep your discarded starter in the fridge till you have enough)
1 egg
1 T Sugar
Small slug of oil
Dash of vanilla

In a small cup mix 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda with a dash of hot water (about a tablespoon).  Fold this into your batter.

Cook as you would regular pancakes and scoff with fruit and honey or good old lemon and sugar.