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Gary Cooper's Buttermilk Griddle Cakes
Learn to make buttermilk griddle cakes from a vintage recipe used at Gary Cooper's family ranch in Montana.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sweet cream
- 1 large egg, well beaten
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 2 cups flour
- Butter and maple syrup for topping
Instructions
- 1
Mix ingredients in order given (excluding topping butter and maple syrup) to make a thick batter.
- 2
Drop by spoonfuls on a greased hot griddle.
- 3
Cook on one side and when puffed, full of bubbles and well cooked on edges, turn and cook on other side.
- 4
Serve with butter and maple syrup.