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Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes

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Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

 
Weekends are made for sleeping in and for pancakes. Ok, let’s be honest, we have a baby, so we are not sleeping in anymore, but we are still making pancakes. My husband, Josh, would be fine eating our Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes every weekend, but I like to try new pancake recipes. I spotted Jenna’s (Tasty Kitchen member and fellow Tasty Kitchen Blog contributor Eat, Live, Run) recipe for Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes on Tasty Kitchen and added them to our weekend breakfast menu. They looked so fluffy and delicious, I had a hard time waiting until the weekend to make them. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

To make the pancakes you need the following ingredients: eggs, buttermilk, cooking oil, flour, sugar, cornmeal, a lemon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and butter. I bet you have all of the ingredients in your kitchen right now. We did! 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

In a large bowl, add the 3 eggs. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Beat the eggs with a whisk, until smooth. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Pour in the buttermilk.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Add the cooking oil and whisk until smooth. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour and cornmeal. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Add in the sugar. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Add in the lemon zest. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Add in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Whisk the dry ingredients together. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Stir until just combined; don’t over mix. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Melt butter over a hot skillet or griddle. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Cook pancakes for 30 seconds on each side. Be careful—they brown quickly. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

Serve pancakes warm with topping of your choice! 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Jenna Weber of Eat, Live, Run.

My oh my, are these pancakes good! They are thick, hearty, and have a refreshing hint of lemon, which makes them perfect for spring. We served them with butter and maple syrup, but I am sure they would be great with fresh fruit as well. I think I will try strawberries or blueberries next time. The pancakes are very filling. I wanted to eat a huge stack because they are so tasty, but I could only tackle one. We saved the leftover pancakes and had them for breakfast the next day. They were just as good reheated. 

Thanks Jenna for a wonderful pancake recipe. These Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes are definitely going to make a regular appearance at our house. They are the perfect weekend breakfast treat. Make sure you visit Jenna’s blog, Eat, Live, Run, for other fantastic recipes. Be prepared to stay awhile, her site is filled with deliciousness! 

 
 

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Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes

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These pancakes are the true breakfast of champions.

Ingredients

  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 Tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • ½ cups Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1 cup Cornmeal
  • 1 whole Lemon, Zested
  • 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • Butter, For Cooking Pancakes

Preparation Instructions

Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk and oil and beat until well blended.

In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cornmeal, lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together well then add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix only until just combined.

Melt butter on a hot skillet then cook pancakes for about 30 seconds each side. Be careful—they brown quickly!

 
 
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Maria and her husband Josh (who she affectionately refers to as her “dough boy”) blog at Two Peas and Their Pod. They’ve been featured on Saveur, Eatocracy, Gourmet Live, Glamour, and the Los Angeles Times, to name just a few. They’d also just recently added a little pea to their pod. We’re so glad to have them here!

 

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Andrea on 6.6.2012

I made these for breakfast this morning along with a blackberry topping to go with :) SO yummy! I love cornmeal and I LOVE lemon pancakes so when I saw this recipe I knew I just had to make it! I’ll be making it again, thank you for the recipe!

Anna on 5.26.2012

I made these just now–they were pretty good! I omitted the lemon zest and used a squeeze of lemon juice instead, and replaced buttermilk w/ buttermilk substitute (milk+vinegar) They came out okay…They were pretty dry though? Are they supposed to be like that? :\ But overall they were pretty good :) they puffed up nicely!

Tabitha on 4.6.2012

I made these tonight for dinner and every plate was cleared with not a spec of pancake left! I made a warm blueberry sauce for them and it was perfect for these pancakes.

But I need help! My pancakes were as flat as pancakes! I see the picture of your big fluffy ones, and mine did not look that way at all. I came back tonight to reread the recipe to see if I missed anything. I see the recipe says “1/2 cupS flour” – was there supposed to be a number ahead of the 1/2? The batter was really thin, and the resulting pancake very thin as a result, and I’m suspecting a flour misprint.

Can you help me out, kind folks?!

Still delicious regardless of how flat I made them!

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    Erika (TK) on 4.6.2012

    Hi Tabitha! Yes, the flour measurement is correct: 1/2 cups flour. I’ve made many a flat pancake in my life, and the usual culprits are either over-beating the batter, or stale baking soda/powder. Hope that helps! (And that blueberry sauce you made sounds perfect with these!)

Chrissy on 4.3.2012

Excellent! I’m gluten-free, so I just omitted the flour, using almond flour and 1/2 tsp xanthan gum.

Chris on 3.31.2012

I made these this morning and they were so delicious! My husband admitted later he was a little worried about the combo of lemon and pancakes, but he totally devoured them. Oh and for Anne about the buttermilk substitute – you can mix 1 c regular milk (mine is 1%) and 1 1/2 tsp of fresh lemon juice and let it sit for about 10 – 15 min. I use that as a substitute for buttermilk all the time.

JulieD on 3.30.2012

I have to try these! I never thought to make pancakes with cornmeal!!

Anne on 3.30.2012

Question – can I substitute 2% milk for the buttermilk? Will it still turn out? These look so good! Thank you!

ClovenHoofedHeifer on 3.24.2012

I made these pancakes and, not only enjoyed them immensely, but got a “you’re a good cook” comment (I usually get a shrug and an eye-roll). Thank you- marvelous recipe!

Mimi on 3.21.2012

Those look heavenly. My youngest son absolutely adores pancakes!! Will have to try these on him to see what he thinks!

Hajar on 3.19.2012

This is probably one of the best pancakes recipe I’ve ever tried (in my not so very long pancakes-baking experience). The tanginess is smoothly rounded by the softness of the cornmeal, I absolutely love this!
They showed a similar recipe from a restaurant featured on Diners, Drives in and Dives, where the cook added raspberries on one side, and topped it all with lemon curd. Definitely going to try that next time!
Cheers!
Haj

Jennifer White-Mandujano on 3.19.2012

I’ve made them twice now…they’re SOOOOO GOOOOD!!!!!! They even make great waffles (second time) Thanks so much for sharing with us!!

Jess Felici on 3.19.2012

Made these this morning (with blueberries!) for my husband. Two filled him and one for me. We’ll be freezing them and giving that a go! Thank you for this delicious recipe!

Joe on 3.18.2012

I have a recipe for a sweet cornmeal loaf that has lemon zest and raspberries that is divine! This reminds me of it–and I sub blueberries in all the time, sooooooo good! Great photos and looks like a great recipe! Thanks for sharing!

Wanda on 3.17.2012

Ooooooh, this looks scrumptious! I have family coming for breakfast after church tomorrow and would love to make these ahead of time. Is 30 seconds in the microwave too long to re-heat, if you’ve just taken them out of the frig? And what setting would you use on the toaster oven and for how long to re-heat them that way?

Lindasue on 3.17.2012

These are great. We thought a warm blueberry sauce would be great with them…and it was. Thanks for the great recipe.

barb r on 3.16.2012

do they freeze well???

when you reheat, is it via microwave or toaster???thanks
they sound deeelich

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    twopeasandtheirpod on 3.16.2012

    We reheated them in the microwave and they were great! I am sure the toaster oven would work well too! And I always freeze pancakes! Enjoy!

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    EatLiveRun on 3.16.2012

    Barb, I haven’t tried to freeze them—only refrigerate and then I re-heated in the microwave because I don’t have a toaster oven. If you DO have a toaster oven, I highly suggest using that. I am assuming they freeze great!

Jennie on 3.16.2012

Those look delicious. I also love the puffy airiness. Pancakes are quick breads which should rise and should not be flat, despite the old “flat as a pancake” expression. Beautiful photo.

Heather (Heather's Dish) on 3.16.2012

cornmeal pancakes are one of those things that I always forget to make but am SO excited when i do!

Loraine CD on 3.16.2012

I think some quick “syrup” made with fresh blueberries, a little sugar and water and cooked for only a few minutes, would be fabulous with these lemon pancakes.

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EatLiveRun on 3.16.2012

Thanks so much for featuring my recipe, Maria! I’m so glad you liked it!

Laurie Herbst on 3.16.2012

I have some blueberries that would be sooo good with these pancakes!

Angela @ The Dancer Bakes on 3.16.2012

Oooh, I need to make these for my mom! She’d love them :)

Life in the Micro on 3.16.2012

Like a hoecake dressed up for cotillion!

Urban Wife on 3.16.2012

I concur! These are amazing. I made them the same weekend after Jenna posted them and was impressed by the outcome. I’m not even a pancake lover but these actually were great. :)

Laurie {Simply Scratch} on 3.16.2012

Ohhhh I’ve been wanting to make these since I saw them on her blog! I think these will be a perfect weekend breakfast!

The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh on 3.16.2012

That looks amazing!! I’ve got an idea of how I want to use them too. Yay for new inspirations!

Michi on 3.16.2012

Mmmmmm, I love pancakes!! I haven’t had them in ages, and I got excited after reading your recipe because I happen to have cornmeal (something that’s hard to come by here in Spain, it was a gift from my sister-in-law), and two lemons sitting in a bowl. No syrup here (also hard to come by), but honey will do. I can’t wait to finally have pancakes tomorrow morning!! :D