Buttermilk Griddle Cakes (Celebrity Recipe)

(4 servings)

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup sweet cream
  • 1 egg - well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon melted butter
  • 2 Tablespoons granulated cornmeal
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
Mix ingredients in order given. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased hot griddle. Cook on one side and when puffed, full of bubble and well cooked on edges, turn and cook on other side.

Serve with butter and maple syrup. Griddle cakes made from buttermilk have an unusually good flavor and are tenderer than those made from plain milk or water.

Classic 1931 Recipe: Gary Cooper's Buttermilk Griddle Cakes

Recipe Introduction From "Favorite Recipes of the Movie Stars":

"Mr. (Gary) Cooper borrowed this recipe from his mother, Mrs. Charles Henry Cooper. The griddle cakes were a feature of the Cooper ranch in Montana."


From the classic 1931 cookbook "Favorite Recipes of the Movie Stars" (Tower Books Inc.), this is a breakfast recipe contributed by actor Gary Cooper.


Mr Breakfast would like to thank Mr Breakfast for this recipe.

Recipe number 2912. Submitted 8/27/2010.