The signing was to begin at 6 p.m., and I wasn’t able to arrive until 5:45 p.m. By the time I got to the signing, a line of several hundred people had formed.
I stayed to listen to her talk, but I didn’t buy her book or wait in the 4+ hour line to have it signed.
Things have a way of working out though because a couple of days later I won a signed copy of her cookbook through a giveaway on the blog A Recipe for Living.
The book arrived in the mail this weekend and I spent a good hour or so reading the entire thing and paging through the recipes last night.
When I saw a recipe for sour cream pancakes around 11 p.m. last night, I knew what I’d be making for breakfast in the morning.
Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes
Since I didn’t have sour cream on hand this morning, I substituted Greek yogurt for the key ingredient, turning the sour cream pancakes into a slightly healthier version of Greek yogurt pancakes.
Greek Yogurt, Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda, Salt
With Eggs & Vanilla
I cooked the ‘cakes on a hot griddle until they were slightly browned.
Cookin' 'Cakes
Once the pancakes were ready for eatin’, I piled them high and coated them in syrup.
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
The Sweetness of Syrup
Sunday Morning Breakfast
The pancakes were light, slightly eggy and unbelievably delicious.
When I decided to substitute Greek yogurt for the sour cream, I used a combination of plain Greek yogurt and strawberry Greek yogurt. The slightly sweet and fruity flavor from the strawberry Greek yogurt made the pancakes taste different and special. Ryan and I both thought they were the perfect lazy Sunday morning breakfast.
Today’s Plans
Ryan and I are about to leash up the pup for a walk to the farmer’s market. I also hope to get some sun before my sister arrives for the evening.
My sister watched Sadie on Friday night while we were camping and headed off to spend the night with friends and celebrate a friend’s birthday at Universal Studios last night. She’s heading back our way this afternoon and we have plans to workout, go to church, make a yummy dinner and spend some quality time together. I’m excited to see her!
See ya later for lunch!
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
(adapted from The Pioneer Woman’s Cookbook recipe for Edna Mae’s sour cream pancakes)
Makes 12 4-inch pancakes
Indgredients:
- 8 oz. Greek yogurt (I used 6 oz. plain, 2 oz. strawberry)
- 7 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
Place Greek yogurt in a medium bowl. Add flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir together very gently. Stop short of the mixture being totally combined. You want the pancakes to have some interesting texture.
Whisk eggs in a separate bowl. Add vanilla to eggs and stir to combine. Pour egg mixture into the Greek yogurt-flour mixture. Stir together gently. Don’t worry about the mixture being totally combined; a little white and yellow swirling is fine.
Pour the batter onto a griddle sprayed with cooking spray, ¼ cup at a time. Cook for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, then flip the pancakes. Cook for another 45 seconds and remove to plate. Repeat with the remaining batter. Top pancakes with syrup, fruit, or desired toppings.
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those pancakes sound great and the pictures are awesome quality!
I hope you have a great day with your sisters. Sounds like a fun time
I made these this morning… soooooooo delicious! I can’t wait to try your other recipes based off of what I made today! Thanks!
Oh your pancakes look delicious! I’m such a sucker for a good pancake recipe! Thanks for the idea with mixing the Greek yogurt flavors! Love it! I’m off to church as well here in thirty minutes or so… hope you have a nice Sunday!
Those look like the perfect Sunday breakfast! Have fun with your sister!
I would probably add half ww and half ap flour, but they look absolutely delicious. I’m definitely salivating.
I love putting Greek yogurt into recipes! This Alton Brown carrot cake recipe calls for yogurt and I substituted Greek yogurt and made a bread and muffins. They were so moist! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/carrot-cake-recipe/index.html
How great is the Pioneer Woman cookbook? I can’t wait for my next girl’s night to make her sangria!
I always sub Greek Yogurt for sour cream but I don’t think I’ve ever considered putting this in pancakes. How could it be bad though?!?! 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful day! Enjoy!!!
Yum! Those look much fluffier like ‘normal’ pancakes! I think I’ll try these soon!!!
I love the Pioneer Woman! And want to get her cookbook as well:) I often put yogurt in my pancakes too!
I have never put yogurt in pancakes before! That is something on my list to try very soon!
Those panackes looks awesome , Julie! Thanks for that recipe! Those might be the Memorial Day breakfast menu tomorrow!!!
I love the way the syrup is drizzling down on the pancakes in that picture Julie! Looks delicious!
I think I’m going to try this recipe tomorrow morning- sounds delicious!! I love using Greek yogurt in pretty much everything.
Yay! Glad you love it 🙂 SOOO many good things in there!
Pancakes really are amazing; I just discovered I can make my own healthy ones… and I can’t get enough!
Such a great idea to use Greek Yogurt! I need to try that!
These sound amazing! I love tart buttermilk pancakes! Have you tried making those? It’s super healthy, low fat and adds killer flavor! Of Kefir! That would be interesting! Great pictures and posts lately! I look forward to them each day.
The ingredients list says to use baking powder but you mention baking soda elsewhere. I’m guessing the powder is correct but could you confirm?
Thanks!
baking soda 🙂
My boyfriend and I just made these with chocolate chips – seriously the best pancakes ever!!!
These pancakes look great!! I am soo making these!
just made these, reduced the recipe for 1, and they were awesome! i cannot believe how fluffy they turned out!
great idea, thanks for sharing. happy sunday!
I made these this morning! Yum yum yum 🙂
I just made these! They are so good! I skipped the baking soda by mistake, but they still turned out great! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I just made these!!! Delicious!!! I tweaked the recipe just a lil bit; I used 5 oz greek yogurt b/c i used danon greek plain fat free and thats how many oz are in the container! 😉 Then i used 6 tablespoons of COCONUT flour and I skipped the baking soda b/c i had none! I also added fresh raspberries in the mix! I then heated 1 tablespoon maple syrup and a few blueberries in the microwave for 30 seconds to top this beast with! O and I used truvia for the sugar part; I added cinnamon to the batter also and then more cinnamon with the syrup and more truvia 😉 Delicious! This made 3 nice size cakes for about 450 calories! woot woot!
Julie –
I stole this recipe from you and made it for a guy I had just started dating (a little over a year ago). We are now very serious and for the first year of our relationship we probably had greek yogurt chocolate chip banana pancakes almost every Sunday. We made them for my niece and nephew and now they beg for them every time they come over (and even begged me to give their mom the recipe – of course, I shared your blog link with her!)
Keep smiling! Love your blog!
Best,
Sara
do you know how many calories are in these?
I have been trying to find a good pancake recipe that I could feel less guilty about eating. These pancakes were AMAZING! Better than any pancake mix! I was suprised by how sweet they tasted and I ate most of them without any syrup! Thank you so much for sharing… this will definitely become a staple in my morning breakfast routine. 🙂
Hey! Just curious if you used fat free greek yogurt? That’s all I usually have and I’ve had bad luck in the past with various protein pancake/greek yogurt pancake recipes I’ve tried, so I am hoping to get it right next time I try!! Just wanted to check 🙂
Thanks!!
i’ve never commented before but HOLY CRAP i just made these and they are DELICIOUS. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I stumbled across this recipe a few weeks ago and have made them every Sunday and Tuesday since. They are amazing! I usually add a few mini chocolate chips. My 1 year old goes nuts for them. I have shared this recipe and your blog many times and will continue to do so! Thanks do much!