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Light and Fluffy Sourdough Discard Pancakes

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2025 · 26

Against 802 pancake recipes

More fat than 98% of recipes and more salt than 94%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 802 pancake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More fat than 98% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%, about 3 times as much.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.9%, about 3 times as much.
Liquid: 158%, 49th percentileEgg: 42%, 62nd percentileSugar: 21%, 70th percentileFat: 47%, 99th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 36th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 96th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 eggs (about 100 grams)100 g
  • 380 grams (a heaping 1.5 cups) buttermilk, see notes above380 g
  • 113 grams (8 tablespoons) melted butter, salted or unsalted (I always use salted)113 g
  • 13 grams (1 tablespoon) vanilla extract13 g
  • 200 grams (about 1 cup) sourdough discard, see notes above200 g
  • 6 grams (1.5 teaspoons) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, see notes above6 g
  • 8 grams (2 teaspoons) baking powder8 g
  • 3 grams (1/2 teaspoon) baking soda3 g
  • 50 grams (1/4 cup) sugar50 g
  • 240 grams (a heaping 1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour240 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • maple syrup and fresh berries for servingn/a

flour 240 gbatter 1113 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 802 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid158% · 49th percentile
  • Egg42% · 62nd percentile
  • Sugar21% · 70th percentile
  • Fat47% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 36th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 96th percentile

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