The trick to making your boxed mix pancakes a million times better is so easy that you will wish you had known about it sooner. Taste of Home explains all you need to do is exchange buttermilk for the liquid (often milk or water) that your mix calls for. There's no hard math involved either; Simply, substitute an equal amount of buttermilk for the ingredient you are replacing for light, ultra-fluffy pancakes.
The reason this easy swap works comes down to science. Taste of Home explains that the acidity in the buttermilk is key to activating the baking soda found in the mix. Baking soda is often called for in baked good recipes because it is a chemical leavener, per Everyday Health. When vinegar or another acid comes into contact with the powder, it creates carbon dioxide, which in turn creates bubbles. Those bubbles make whatever batter it was added to (such as cake, cookies, or even pancakes) rise.
So next time you are craving a stack of delicious, fluffy pancakes, but too tired (or just not willing) to whip them up from scratch, don't forget the buttermilk in your pancake box mix!
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