Step 1

Slowly preheat your griddle or skillet to medium-low heat. One important tip here is to be patient and wait for your skillet to preheat completely until nice and hot.

Step 2

Combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Next, grab your sour cream and dump it on top of your dry ingredients. Gently mix these ingredients together; batter may be slightly lumpy and that is okay!

Step 3

In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla, then add this to your sour cream mixture. Again, gently stir together, do not over mix!

Step 4

Heat about 1 tablespoon of butter in your preheated skillet or griddle. Use a 1/4 cup measure to drop pancake batter onto the griddle or skillet. Allow pancakes to cook for approximately 2 to 3 minutes on one side, or until bubbles appear all over the surface of your pancake, then flip. Continue cooking your pancakes for another 1 to 2 minutes on the other side.

Step 5

Serve a stack of pancakes at a time, and don't forget the butter and syrup on top!