Sourdough Pancakes - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup high-gluten flour
• 1 tablespoon mother
• The starter must be made at least twelve hours in advance. No sourdough mother in your fridge? Get a recipe to make your own here.
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• Pinch kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 8 eggs, whites and yolks divided
• 2 cups sourdough starter
• 4 cups buttermilk
• Toppings: Maple syrup, seeded butter (recipe follows), and macerated cherries (recipe follows)
• 1 tablespoon flax seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1⁄2 cup butter, at room-temperature
• 1 cup frozen cherries
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup