Perfect Pancakes

My kids need a big breakfast to start their day.  I have found that it is worth my time and effort to fill them up in the morning.  In order to keep things simple I have a weekly breakfast plan that we repeat every week.  My mind is too cloudy in the morning to process "What am I going to make?" Instead I wake up and say "It's Thursday.  That is muffin morning."  (Actually I try to mix things up the night before or double when possible so that the next week I can just take it out of the freezer.)
Monday is pancake morning (Tuesday is leftover pancake morning.  I don't cook every morning!)  I went through a number of pancake recipes, and when I found this one at Heavenly Homemakers Jordan said "That's it.  Please don't try another recipe."  I have tweaked it a bit for our liking, but the most exciting part to me is that it is simple and can easily be altered to dairy free.  The d-free recipe that I had before had egg separating and that just was too complicated for me. 

Pancakes
1 cup whole wheat pastry four
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg
3 Tbs melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla

D-Free Pancakes
1 cup whole wheat pastry four
3/4 almond milk (or any milk alternative)
1 egg
3 Tbs oil
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla