Cheddar Chive Pancakes

So here we are again trying to figure out what to make for dinner

Every idea we throw out there to our kids is greeted with bored eye rolls

I had recently received a Blackstone outdoor griddle for Father’s day and was thinking that maybe it was a good night for breakfast for dinner

Our kids typically are on board for that

Here’s the catch though…  my wife is not a big breakfast fan

The fact that she really doesn’t eat breakfast at breakfast time certainly meant she wasn’t going to buy into this for dinner

And then I had an epiphany…

I would take our already fail-proof buttermilk pancake recipe and bring it up a whole other savory level with cheddar cheese and chives!

Folks, I think we have a winner!!!

Let’s start with our buttermilk pancakes

If you don’t happen to have buttermilk you can simply make some by adding lemon juice to milk

So in this case I’m adding 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to 2 cups of milk

Let the buttermilk sit for 10 minutes or so

Next, let’s work on our dry ingredients

We will need 3 cups of all purpose flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Add all of the dry ingredients in with the flour and whisk to combine

I then dumped this into my Ninja food processor

You can use a blender or just mix away in a large bowl

Next we will need 2 large eggs

Give the eggs a whisk

Add the buttermilk into the eggs

Whisk to combine

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients

Give it a blend

After around 30-40 seconds or so I turn it off and use a rubber spatula to make sure the dry ingredients are being incorporate with the wet

Blend some more until you have a nice batter

Now this is the really important

You need to let the batter rest at least 30 minutes or so in the refrigerator

This is key to lighter fluffier pancakes so plan ahead

Once the batter has rested we can incorporate the cheddar and chives

You can also use scallions for this but we had an abundance of chives growing and figured we should use them

No really… we seriously have a ton!

So we used 3/4 cup of extra sharp cheddar cheese that we shredded and 1 very large bunch of chives

We gave the chives a very fine chop

Add in the cheese and chives

Gently fold the cheese and chives into the batter

Time to start cooking

We are going to use our flat top griddle

You can use a frying pan or stove top griddle

I’m heating a layer of butter on the griddle because pancakes just taste better with a little butter

I like to use 1/4 cup measure to pour out the batter to help keep them all roughly the same size

Let them cook 2-4 minutes

You want some air holes to appear on the top

You can take a peak at them with your spatula to see if they are becoming golden brown

Let’s give them a flip

When you let the batter rest, you will notice the pancakes will actually puff up and rise when you flip them

Looking good!

Let them cook another 2-3 minutes

Remove and set aside

These are some fluffy and golden looking pancakes!

We served these with a side of eggs, bacon and our favorite local syrup!

 

Enjoy!!!

Tools used to make this recipe

Cuisinart Boxed Grater

Architec Carving Board, Gripperwood

Mini Prep Glass Bowl

Nutri Ninja Ninja Blender

Pyrex Mixing Bowl

Pyrex Prepware 1-Cup Measuring Cup

Silicone Flexible Rubber Baking Spatula

Royal Classique 10 Piece Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set with Silicone Handles

OXO Good Grips Flat Wire Whisk

Blackstone 28 inch Outdoor Flat Top Griddle

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