Buttermilk Pancakes & Buttermilk Sauce

pancakes:
1 cup flour
1/3 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda

add all dry, then wet, mix by hand, batter will be thick and slightly lumpy.

syrup:
1 stick of butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon karo syrup
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat, add sugar, mix, add all other ingredients, except vanilla. bring to boil-let boil 1 min(will be frothy). Remove from heat and add vanilla. as it cools it becomes less frothy, although I like to use it fresh and hot. Can store leftovers in fridge:)
just in case you didn't know, you can use half sour cream and half
milk to substitute for buttermilk. if you are like me, I always have
sour cream, but never buttermilk, it works and tastes the same. Just
keep the measurements the same:)
Trader Joe’s pancake mix works really well. Sandi always puts chocolate chips in her pancakes.