Simplest Pancake Recipe?

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What is the easiest no frills way to make pancakes from the discarded sourdough? Least ingredients?

Lazy me doesn't want to mix a dozen ingredients early in the morning, measuring each one as if carefully weighing the feedings every evening wasn't enough )))

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I often get a couple of tablespoons of whatever flour I fancy out of cupboard (usually wholegrain), blob in a heaping teaspoon of starter, and then mix to a paste with water.

Sometimes I have the foresight to do this the night before, sometimes not. If I remember I add a pinch of salt before cooking.

I heat a cast iron pan for longer than you'd think, drop in some ghee and fry the pancake. 

Easy and delicious.

Thank you for confirming it is this easy. Because some recipes I see out there require half a dozen ingredients at the least including several types of soda )))

Here is my super easy pancake recipe with discard:

- 1 cup (roughly 220g) sourdough discard straight from the fridge
- 2 eggs

If you have less discard, use less egg (last time I had 100g, so I used 1 egg and got 2 small pancakes)

1. Mix together in a bowl till well mixed.
2. Add some salt and stir it in, optional add 1/4 tsp baking soda and stir it in.
3. Heat olive oil, butter or coconut oil in a pan on medium heat.
4. Once hot, pour in a ladleful at a time of the mixture (1 cup starter will make about 4 small, or two large pancakes)
5. When it becomes bubbly, about 1-2 minutes in, flip it

Voila! I have these savoury - make salads as fillings, it always turns out delicious.