Mmmm…pancakes. Who doesn’t love pancakes??
For years, I searched high and low for the perfect pancake recipe that would adequately mimic pancakes from our favorite pancake restaurants. And for years, recipe after recipe fell short. I even began turning to pancake mixes because I figured finding a truly scrumptious recipe to make pancakes from scratch was a lost cause. Then, a few months ago, while searching again, I found this recipe and it was an immediate hit with my family. Incredibly fluffy, melt-in-your mouth yummy goodness. I’m never making pancakes with any other recipe again. For reals, yo.
Here’s the basic recipe from allrecipes.com with my notes in italics:
*3/4 cup milk (I use whole milk)
*2 tablespoons white vinegar
*1 cup all-purpose flour
*2 tablespoons white sugar
*1 teaspoon baking powder
*1/2 teaspoon baking soda
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1 egg (I’ve been using extra large eggs, because that’s what we usually have on hand)
*2 tablespoons butter
*cooking spray (I don’t use any because I cook them on my nonstick griddle. I find that they brown better and more evenly without any spray or oil.)
1. Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to “sour”. (This part really weirded me out at first, but apparently, it causes the milk to become like buttermilk?)
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk egg and butter into “soured” milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. (Again, I omit the cooking spray) Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side. (When the batter starts to bubble on the edges that’s my indicator to flip! Works like a charm!)
This is a quick and easy recipe (maybe 25-30 minutes from start to finish including cooking time) and the ingredients are ones I always have on hand! I also add blueberries to the second half of my batter so we have half plain and half blueberry pancakes. The recipe above makes about 8 pancakes, but I almost always double the recipe because these pancakes also freeze very well. They last in the freezer for several weeks, but ours are usually gone after just one!
With all the snow and cold we’ve had this winter, these pancakes have had a serious presence in our house lately and we will never tire of them — yum!
Also, because I cannot say or think of the word fluffy and not make this connection:
You’re welcome.
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
Mmmmm…love pancakes. Thanks for this.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
Thank you for this, and for the clip.. I haven’t seen this movie yet and obvy now I have to.
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
Yummmm! We just got on a pancake kick & I mentioned to Mr Jumper that ours weren’t fluffy — yours look delicious!
I will have to give this recipe a try this weekend!
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
I have been on the search for the perfect pancake as well. Just out of curiosity have you tried it with whole wheat?
squash / 13208 posts
We use this recipe too!! Its a huge hit! My 5 yr old always ask me “is the milk done souring?” =)
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
YUMMMMMMM sooo fluffy!
pear / 1699 posts
I love this recipe! We use it as our treat pancake recipe
pomegranate / 3768 posts
thanks for the recipe! and that clip made me laugh. fluffy!
blogger / pear / 1563 posts
Yummy! I grew up with my mom making crepes, so I have to say I’m partial to those, but these look so good and FLUFFY too!
grapefruit / 4235 posts
This is the pancake recipe we use – my brother turned us on to it! SOO GOOD!
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OMG thank you! my all time favorite breakfast item is pancakes and my daughter inherited that trait from me
now i can put the bisquick away!
and of course i love the clip
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
nom nom nom.. I want to eat these!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Those look really fluffy – I want! Nom.
pomegranate / 3113 posts
Yum! I’ve been hooked on Smitten Kitchen’s oatmeal pancakes lately (http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/05/oatmeal-pancakes/). I make a triple or quadruple batch of the dry ingredients and put it in a ziplock, then use 1 cup of the mix to half the wet ingredients the recipe calls for, which makes the perfect number of pancakes for DH and me. Next time I’m in the mood for just plain, oatmeal-less pancakes, though, I’m trying this recipe!
blogger / clementine / 998 posts
i want to try these! thanks for taking the time to go through so many recipes to land on a great one!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Yuuumm. I am hungry now!
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
@Mrs. Train: I haven’t, but I imagine it would work just as well!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
The Blue Test Kitchen will be trying these out this weekend!
blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts
Looks delicious!! I want a griddle so bad, we need to get one asap!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@Mrs. Train: try white whole wheat. I use it for everything and it’s a great substitute for all-purpose.
Now I need pancakes for breakfast. Even though we had some this morning
blogger / kiwi / 675 posts
delicious, we’ll be trying these perfect pancakes, my daughter loves them and I do too! thanks!
p.s. have been on the hunt for good syrup… any recommendations? I like the natural log cabin…
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
@Mrs. Stroller: I haven’t seen white whole wheat before. I will look for that. I did make it with whole wheat flour and they were delicious. @Mrs. Cowgirl: I think this might be my new favorite pancake recipe. James ate three yesterday morning!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@Mrs. Train: I think King Arthur makes the one we use. I replace it 100% in everything!
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
yay for fluffy pancakes my favorite
grapefruit / 4278 posts
I made these this weekend, they were awesome!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
We finally tried this recipe this weekend. They are AWESOME! Finn & Elliot ate two pancakes each!