Oatmeal-buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups old fashioned oats (or use quick cooking oats)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar (can add in more sugar for a sweeter pancake)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted (no substitutes)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• oil (for frying) or butter (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine the first 6 dry ingredients.
• 2 in another smaller bowl whisk together buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until well blended; add to the dry ingredients, whisk until blended (there might be some small lumps that still remain).
• 3 cover and chill for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
• 4 heat oil in a skillet.
• 5 drop about 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet.
• 6 cook the pancakes until the bottoms are golden brown and bubbles form on top (about 2 minutes).
• 7 turn the pancakes over and cook until the bottoms are golden brown, brushing the skillet with more oil or butter if necessary.