What says Sunday morning more than pancakes?

Maybe bacon.

But for me, it’s the smell of melted butter, warm maple syrup and coffee brewing that just says hang out, relax, and settle in for a Sunday of hanging out and eating.

Everyone should have a great pancake recipe in their back pocket. You really can’t compare homemade pancakes with the ones from the box. Don’t get me wrong, in a bind, box mix is totally fine. But on a lazy Sunday, it’s worth it to make the mix yourself.

You will need

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted butter (plus more for the skillet)

In a large bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In a smaller bowl whisk together the eggs, butter and buttermilk.

The reason for mixing the wet and dry ingredient separately is we want to mix the batter as little as possible. Over mixed batter = tough pancakes. Nobody likes tough pancakes

Pour the wet into the dry and mix until just combined. The batter will a little lumpy.

Break out your skillet and heat over medium. Let a pad of butter melt.

If anyone is still sleeping, they may start to wake up now.

Using a ladle, scoop out the batter onto the butter-covered skillet.

The batter will start to bubble and the butter will start to crisp the edges. Here, let me show you.

If anyone was still snuggled in the covers, they will definitely be awake now.

Flip the pancakes when the edges are all bubbly and cook until golden brown on both sides.

Plate them up and drown them in maple syrup. If there are still some sleepy heads in the house, place the pancakes on a foil lined cookie sheet and let them stay warm in a 200 degree oven.