To put butter in the batter?

[LondonPapa]

As shrove Tuesday is approaching, some colleagues and I were discussing how best to make pancakes. I was the only one to suggest putting melted butter in the batter, sometimes I even put maple syrup in the batter - same with waffles. Everyone thought I was barmy.

I did explain I use Staub cast iron pans (I use Staub pretty much exclusively) and the best way to stop sticking is to add melted butter to the batter. I also cook the pancakes in butter for the extra buttery goodness! Yet no-one agreed it is the way to go and went on to mock my culinary skills!

ABIU to put butter in the batter or not? There must be more of us out there? Dare I say, dozens of us?

Well the recipe I use for American style pancakes had melted butter in so why not

Is this an advert for Staub?

Delia Smith pancake recipe says yes, so yes! Melted butter in the batter.
I was gifted the ‘complete cookery course’ book at 16, never doubted our Delia since.

I put melted butter in and vanilla too

Sa about to say I do it too thanks to dad's old delia smith cook book in the eighties

I use Delia's recipe, and she says yes to butter.

As long as the butter isn't bitter it should be ok

That delia recipe says it makes 24 pancakes! I've always wanted to see how she stretched it that far...

Precisely my argument too.

Yeah to be fair the Delia recipes don’t always make the quantity required here! That’s why my cookery course book is heavily annotated with multipliers!

I don't butter in the batter but I will use it to line the pan.

Is it next Tuesday?

Delia's recipe book has always been my cookery Bible too. I always use her recipe, complete with melted butter. Pretty foolproof.

I add oil, if definitely improves them.

You won't get argument from me OP.

I'd put butter in most things!

I am very much in favour of melted butter in the batter.

But it is important not to accidentally use bitter butter in your batter. Butter is bitter if you don't wash all the buttermilk out. Use better butter to make sure your batter isn't bitter.

Don't put maple syrup or any sweetener in batter. The same batter should work for both sweet and savoury fillings.

Yes. Written like lame lifestyle blog copy on a brand website.

Oof - there goes my career pivot to lifestyle blogging 😥

I didn’t realise Delia told us to use butter. I’ll have to find it and take it to work with me!

Yes to melted butter and kirsch or orange water. No to oil. 🤢

Also, allow the batter to rest before using.

Yes. Makes the pancakes richer and more flavourful.

OP
I do the same as you.
I also add the filling...lemon/sugar/syrup/etc...whilst they are still in the pan and roll or fold them in the pan too.
Much less work and mess.

The scotch pancake recipe I use has melted butter in.