Weekend Cooking: Pancakes
I usually eat fruit or something light for breakfast. But not today. It’s freezing cold, snowing and I want something a little more warm and comforting. So I turned to my favorite basic recipe for good old fashioned pancakes.
Ingredients
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1½ cups milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla (optional)
Preparation:
Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl. Add the milk and bring to room temperature. Add the melted butter and mix.
In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add the combined egg, milk and butter to the large bowl and whisk until smooth.
Bring a lightly greased griddle to medium high heat. Cook pancakes until lightly browned on each side.
For thicker pancakes use ¼ cup less milk. For healthier pancakes use whole wheat flour. I use half whole wheat and half all-purpose flour.
Makes 4 servings.
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Under My Apple Tree 
Oh my: my mouth is watering for these pancakes! I just adore this post 🙂 You are just charming me today! Thank you for you.
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They were very good. That was the actual stack I ate for breakfast this morning.
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I’ve never tried making pancakes from scratch before. Do they really taste better than premade powdered batter?
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There’s a huge difference and worth the few extra minutes it takes to combine the real ingredients. The only box mix that I will eat was the Hungry Jack Buttermilk one where you add your own egg and milk. I couldn’t find it one time so I made them from scratch and never bought another mix.
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You just can’t go wrong with home made pancakes. Callista, you have to try making them and you’ll never want to go back to mixes again.
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Oh yummmmm. I haven’t had pancakes in while — they’re my husband’s specialty. We sometimes use half while wheat flour (King Arthur brand), which gives whole wheat flavor and goodness but with a lighter result.
Oh and yes to Callista — homemade is much better.
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Yum I love hot pancakes with maple syrup and butter. I often make a batch of pikelets for my kids to take for school snack.
From scratch is much better than the premade stuff
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