🌟 Introducing the Best Buttermilk Pancake Mix for Your Sunday Mornings! 🥞
My weekend routine is never complete without a steaming cup of coffee and a generous stack of soft, buttermilk pancakes. While I usually enjoy making them from scratch, there are times when the hustle and bustle of life leaves me short on time and energy to measure out all the ingredients. Plus, with the soaring prices of eggs nowadays, it’s hard to justify splurging on costly ingredients for a simple breakfast treat. This is where a trusty buttermilk pancake mix comes to the rescue. With just water and oil to add, you can have pancake batter ready in no time.
However, not all buttermilk pancake mixes are created equal. To find the ultimate winner, we sampled 12 different blends available online or in local stores, prepared and tasted them without any butter or syrup, keeping the focus solely on the flavor and texture. After our taste test, we discovered a standout favorite that we would gladly whip up at home, along with a notable runner-up.
The key qualities of a great buttermilk pancake mix include a light, fluffy texture, well-seasoned with salt, a hint of sweetness, and that delightful tanginess from buttermilk. Achieving the perfect balance between baking soda and dried buttermilk is crucial for pancakes that are not only delicious but also crispy, golden, and airy.
🏆 Top Pick: Bowl & Basket Complete Buttermilk Pancake Mix
This was a unanimous favorite among our tasters, boasting a sweet, buttery flavor that our team couldn’t get enough of. With a pillowy texture and nutty notes, it received glowing reviews from all, making it a clear winner in our taste test.
🥈 Runner-Up: King Arthur Baking Buttermilk Pancake Mix
Impressing with its fluffiness, substantial texture, and balanced sweetness, this mix by King Arthur Baking was a close contender for the top spot. With a complex, buttery taste and excellent browning, it earned high marks from our panel.
Other contenders included Arrowhead Mills Organic, Birch Benders Organic, Bisquick, and Bob’s Red Mill Buttermilk Pancake Mix, each offering its own unique characteristics in the realm of buttermilk pancakes.
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Bowl & Basket Complete Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, Good & Gather Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, King Arthur Baking Buttermilk Pancake Mix, Krusteaz Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix, Mrs. Butterworth’s Buttermilk Complete Pancake and Waffle Mix, Nature’s Promise Organic Buttermilk Pancake Mix, Pearl Milling Buttermilk Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix, Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Pancake & Baking Mix.
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
In Conclusion
Both of our top picks contained malted barley flour, which is made from barley that’s been soaked, germinated, and dried in a kiln. This process, called malting, gives grains a toasted, earthy, caramel note—a welcome flavor in pancakes. Our favorite mixes were also notably not whole grain ones: Our editors preferred classic pancakes made with all-purpose flour, and found that mixes containing whole wheat flour had a tendency to be dry and grainy.
Our Testing Methodology
All taste tests are conducted with brands completely hidden and without discussion. Tasters taste samples in random order. For example, taster A may taste sample one first, while taster B will taste sample six first. This is to prevent palate fatigue from unfairly giving any one sample an advantage. Tasters are asked to fill out tasting sheets ranking the samples for various criteria. All data is tabulated and results are calculated with no editorial input in order to give us the most impartial representation possible.
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