Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

Title: Sour Milk Griddle Cakes
Subject: flour; salt; baking soda; egg; baking powder; buttermilk; sugar; shortening
Description: Sour - Milk Griddle Cakes
1¼c. sifted flour ½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. soda 1 egg
1 tsp. B.P. 1c. buttermilk
2 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. shortening (melted)
Sift flour, B.P., sugar, and
salt together in bowl. Beat egg
until thick; add milk and fat,
stirring. Heat griddle slowly.
Make a well in flour mixture
is well moistened. When a

Card 1 Back:
drop of water on the griddle rolls
around, pour batter on hot
griddle, making 3 to 4 in. cakes.
Cook cakes until bubbles begin
to burst on top; turn with a
pancake turner and cook
at about ½ min.

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# Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

## Ingredients

- 1 1/4 cup sifted flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp shortening, melted

## Instructions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together in bowl.
2. Beat egg until thick; add milk and fat, stirring.
3. Heat griddle slowly.
4. Make a well in flour mixture and add liquid mixture, stirring until just well moistened.
5. When a drop of water on the griddle rolls around, pour batter on hot griddle, making 3 to 4 inch cakes.
6. Cook cakes until bubbles begin to burst on top; turn with a pancake turner and cook about 1/2 minute more.
Source: RCA0007 - Vintage Handwritten Recipe Card Collection w/ Metal Recipe Box 60+ Recipes (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Printed pamphlet page
Identifier: RCA0007-20260618-0072
Coverage: Idaho, US