Buttermilk Pancakes (Jill)

This is my friend Jill's recipe.  It is good, and you don't actually have to use buttermilk if you don't have any. 

Buttermilk Pancakes:
2 c. flour
2 Tbs. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 eggs
2 c. buttermilk*
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbs. butter (I often just use oil when butter prices are high)

Mix all together well and cook on a hot griddle!

Buttermilk Substitutes:  1/2 c. sour cream and 1/2 c. milk, OR 1/2 c. plain yogurt and 1/2 c. milk.  I personally do not like to add lemon juice of vinegar to regular milk to try and get it to be like buttermilk.  It's the thick buttermilk consistency that I look for.

Note: To save time on school days, I have about 10  quart sized Ziploc bags that I mix all of the dry ingredients into.  Each bag will contain all of the dry ingredients for one batch of pancakes.  Then I write on the outside of the bag the additional ingredients needed (ex. 2 eggs, 2 c. buttermilk. 4 Tbs. butter, 1/2 tsp. vanilla).  I save the bags and use them over and over.