100 Percent Whole-Wheat Pancakes

Name: 100 Percent Whole-Wheat Pancakes
Yield: Makes 15 pancakes
Ingredients: 2 cups (11 ounces), whole-wheat flour; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 2 1/4 cups, buttermilk; 5 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 2 , large eggs

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Breakfast & Brunch

Forget everything you’ve heard. The more whole-wheat flour you use, the more tender (and foolproof) the pancakes will be. Just be sure your flour is fresh.

SERVESMakes 15 pancakes

TIME45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most recipes for whole-wheat pancakes call for a mix of white and whole-wheat flours, and they also call for extra flavorings like spices, vanilla, fruit juice, or fruit. Why not just whole-wheat flour? We discovered that using all whole-wh...

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