Servings: 30 pancakes

½ cup butter (1 stick) melted and cooled ½ cup butter (1 stick) melted and cooled
2½ cups flour, spooned and leveled 2½ cups flour, spooned and leveled
¼ cup white sugar ¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups soured milk (directions in notes below) 2 cups soured milk (directions in notes below)
½ cup 18% cream ½ cup 18% cream
1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon vanilla
3 large eggs 3 large eggs
bacon grease, for frying (butter works too) bacon grease, for frying (butter works too)

Get out 3 mixing bowls: 1 large glass bowl, 1 medium any type, 1 small any type
Add the butter to the large bowl and microwave until it is melted. Set aside to cool a little bit.
Prepare sour milk. Set aside for 5min.
In the medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
Add the soured milk and cream to the butter and whisk well.
Crack the eggs into to the small bowl and whisk until well combined. Add to the wet ingredients in the large bowl and whisk well again.
Add the dry ingredients and to the wet ingredients and whisk until well combined. It will still have small lumps throughout and that’s fine.
Heat a griddle or large frying pan over medium heat.
When it is hot, smear a little bacon grease over the griddle.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Scoop the batter using a ¼ cup measurement.
When bubbles on top start to pop, flip the pancakes. They should be a nice golden brown.
Continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes until they are golden on both sides.
Remove the pancakes to a cooking rack and keep warm in the oven that you turned on.
Repeat with the remaining batter.

To make the soured milk that works best for this recipe, add 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice to a glass measuring cup, then fill it to the 2 cup mark with 2%.  To make the soured milk that works best for this recipe, add 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice to a glass measuring cup, then fill it to the 2 cup mark with 2%.