Adventures in “Nourishing Traditions”
I LOVE this cookbook ya’ll. LOVE IT.
I have had so much fun learning new kitchen techniques, and have really enjoyed tasting some fun stuff!
The last two days, we’ve had pancakes out of the cookbook.
2 cups flour (they say fresh ground kamut or spelt, but I use whatever I have) One day it was spelt, another just plain ol’ white bread flour. Whatever. Yeah, I know white flour is from the devil…but sometimes you gotta do what you can.
2 cups buttermilk (I use home “brewed” buttermilk)
Soak the flour in the buttermilk for 12-24 hours
In the morning, add 2 gently beaten eggs, 2 tbsp melted butter (I didnt have any butter this morning and used oil), 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, and enough water to make it the consistency you like. I also add 2 tsp vanilla and about 1/8-1/4 cup organic sugar.
They make tasty pancakes, really. I am so happy with the results. 
Buttermilk is easy to make, by the way. To 1 qt milk, add 2 tbsp store bought buttermilk. Leave it covered lightly overnight on the counter, and in the morning, the whole thing is buttermilk. Always make this in a glass container!!
Once you have your buttermilk made, you can just use your homemade buttermilk as a starter….a little tip too: If you add 4 TBSP of buttermilk to a pint size container of half and half, and leave it out covered overnight, it turns into sour cream! 
This method of eating does take some extra planning, but I am loving the results. Dont see myself eating organ meats anytime soon, but its a fun journey anyway. LOL!
January 14th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I sometimes get in the mode of making buttermilk too as you can use then in so many recipes!
I have the nourishing traditions cook book but have yet to try anything from there:) Good to know the pancake recipe works!
Do you have the little house cookbook? I’d be interested to know if you like it and what you’ve tried fro it and how it turned out! I want to get that book so bad because I LOVE the stories in the other little house books:)
January 14th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
YES, we DO have the little house cookbook. I bought it at www.christianbooks.com I think. I paid like six dollars for it! I highly recommend the little house cookbook. Funny you should ask though. We JUST got it for my daughter for Christmas. We had checked it out from the library several times, and she had wanted it for a long time.
January 16th, 2010 at 6:05 am
We love the pancakes too. Originally we made them with yoghurt but they are definitely nicer with buttermilk.