Light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes or waffles.
TIME
About 25 minutes
SERVING SIZE
Makes 8-10 pancakes or 4 waffles
For Pancakes:
- Preheat griddle over medium heat.
- Measure 1 cup pancake mix into mixing bowl.
- Add oil, egg and 1 cup buttermilk. Blend well.
- Let batter sit for 10-15 minutes before cooking.
- Pour 1/4-1/2 cup batter onto hot griddle. Cook until edges look “dry” and a few bubbles form on surface of pancakes. Flip and cook the other side until golden brown.
For Waffles:
- Preheat waffle iron. Lightly oil, or spray with cooking spray.
- Prepare batter as above with 1 1/4 cups buttermilk.
- Let batter sit for 10-15 minutes before cooking.
- Pour batter into center of the waffle iron. Close lid. Bake 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove with fork.
Enjoy these whole wheat pancakes or waffles served with your favorite topping.
A few more notes from the mill kitchen
Pancakes or Waffles Mix Recipes sits in the sweeter side of the mill kitchen, where freshness still matters even when the recipe looks simple. Cookies, muffins, cakes, doughnuts, pancakes, and pie components all benefit from flour that still tastes alive instead of acting like a blank white powder.
Flavor starts before the sugar
Sweet bakes usually get credited to butter, spice, maple, fruit, or chocolate, but the flour underneath them sets the ceiling. Fresh stone-ground grain brings more nuttiness, more aroma, and a fuller crumb so the final bake tastes rounded instead of one-note sweet.
That does not mean every recipe needs to be heavy or aggressively whole grain. It means the base ingredient can contribute enough flavor that the rest of the formula feels more intentional and less dependent on extra sugar or frosting.
Use the short post as a starting point
Many of these older blog recipes are fast references rather than full teaching pages. The related links below help readers compare flour options, move into the full shop catalog, or find related mill guides before the next bake.
That gives a simple recipe a clearer path into the rest of the mill kitchen instead of leaving it as a one-off note.
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