Oatmeal Pancakes

January 2, 2025

At some point in my early childhood, my dad found a recipe for pancakes in a random kids-oriented cookbook that contained one recipe for each letter of the alphabet. The oatmeal pancakes recipe below was the entry for the letter O. He made the recipe one Saturday morning and they immediately became a family staple for special mornings when leisure afforded the opportunity. He added his own “secret” twist.

Though possibly due to nostalgia more than anything, to this day I have not had a single pancake better than these.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• A teaspoon or two of cinnamon (Dad’s “secret ingredient”)

Directions

Wisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth.

Cooks best on a standalone electric griddle.

For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot griddle. Cook until pancakes are puffed and dry around the edges. Turn and cook other sides until golden brown.