We're constantly honing our perfect masa pancake recipe: we've made them with a mix of corn and wheat flour, we've whipped egg whites, we've made them with olive oil. Our platonic pancake ideal, it turns out, has no wheat at all (making them gluten-free), and is practically a one-bowl recipe — so easy, you can throw them together on a bleary-eyed weekday morning. We've based the recipe on one from Kate Ramos at Hola Jalapeño (thanks, Kate!).
They also happen to be free of refined sugar (that bit of sweetness comes from honey), and can be made dairy free (use coconut oil in place of butter, and your choice of alt milk for the homemade buttermilk). Our yellow masa harina lends them a sunny golden hue, but white, blue, and red work just as well. However you make them, they'll cook up fluffy and tender, with perfectly crisp edges. The only question is: are they breakfast? Or breakfast-for-dinner?
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Just made these for the first time and they were excellent! Not too sweet and the corn really shines through.
Just a note – the “make your own” buttermilk measurement doesn’t change as I halved the recipe using the provided up/down arrows. It always says 2 1/4 cups w/2 tablespoons of lemon juice. You have to do the math based on how many you want (For half, 1 1/8 cups + 1 tablespoon). I imagine you’ll get some pretty soupy batter otherwise.
Update: I add buttermilk slowly until I get the consistency I want; typically under two cups. And only use 2 tbsp honey. To answer Sals question, the batter thickens overnight but idk if it improves. Still good though! I just ate pancakes from batter that was in the fridge for about a week. Still great!
These are just as good sweet or savory. We had some with eggs and beans 😋
These are so delicious 😋 No notes!
I’ve been making cornmeal
pancakes for years, this recipe tops mine. Thank you, important to use the Made In “Carbon Steel Comal” a home cooks dream. And if you have it…pork fat rules.
Hi CS! We haven’t tried it ourselves, but let us know if you figure it out! 😊
NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE FOR BASIC PANCAKE BATTER WHEN THERE IS NO EGG AVAILABLE
Hi Sal, great question! We haven’t tried letting the batter sit overnight ourselves, but if you do, definitely report back and let us know how it turns out!
Does the batter improve if left overnight in the fridge like regular pancakes?
Hi Karen! This recipe yields 14 pancakes, each about 4-inches wide. Let us know if you have any other questions!
How many pancakes does this recipe make?