-
-
Pancakes have a long history as a favorite breakfast food, and they're very easy to make from scratch! No wonder they're so popular. Follow the steps in how to make pancakes to make this tasty, satisfying breakfast.
-
-
Introduction
- A homemade pancake breakfast is such a treat! In fact, some people love pancakes so much that they eat them for lunch or supper too.
- Pancakes are one of those foods that taste much better when they're made from scratch and prepared fresh. Luckily, homemade pancakes are relatively easy to prepare, if you follow these simple steps.
-
Step 1: Gather Supplies
- First, gather together all the ingredients and equipment you'll need. This recipe makes about 12 medium pancakes, so it serves 6 people. The recipe can be easily doubled for a bigger batch if needed.
Equipment
Ingredients
Step 2: Prepare the Batter and Skillet
- Afer you've gathered your ingredients and all the equipment you'll be using, it's time to combine the ingredients to form a thick pancake batter.
- Combine the eggs, milk, vanilla and melted butter in a mixing bowl.
- Beat until well combined.
- Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a separate mixing bowl.Recipezaar.com: Pancakes
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Don't worry if there are small lumps mixed throughout the batter.MarthaStewart.com: Basic Pancakes
- Don't over-mix and here's why:
- The gluten in the flour starts developing as soon as it comes in contact with the wet ingredients.AllRecipes.com: Perfect Pancakes If you continue to stir at that point, the gluten just becomes tougher and tougher and you'll end up with a tough pancake.
- The finished batter should be thick, but not too thick to pour. If you need to thin the batter down slightly, add a small amount of milk.Recipezaar.com: Pancakes
- When your batter is ready, coat the skillet with nonstick cooking spray, or use a paper towel to spread a small amount of butter on the cooking surface of the skillet.Recipezaar.com: Pancakes
- Preheat Skillet to medium heat (375 degrees F).Simply Recipes: Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Step 3: Cook
- Pay especially careful attention to this step. A perfect pancake batter can be easily ruined by overcooking!
- Use a ladle to pour small puddles of batter into the preheated skillet.Simply Recipes: Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
- It's okay to cook several pancakes in your pan at once, but be sure to leave enough room between pancakes that you can flip each one with a spatula without damaging another pancake.AllRecipes.com: Perfect Pancakes
- You'll know the pancake is ready to flip when it's full of popped bubbles, dry around the outside, and a little bit puffy.BettyCrocker.com: Pancake Tips
- Flip by pancake by carefully sliding the metal spatula under the center of the pancake, then lifting and flipping in one quick motion.Food Network: Flip Crepes, Pancakes
- Cook the second side of the pancake until it's golden brown. You can use the spatula to slightly lift the pancake and peek at its cooking progress.
- Only flip each pancake one time.BettyCrocker.com: Pancake Tips If you flip them several times, the pancakes may get tough on the outside.
- Do not press down on the pancake with your spatula! It may seem like you're helping the pancake cook faster, but in reality all you are doing is pushing the air out of the pancake and making it less fluffy.AllRecipes.com: Perfect Pancakes
Step 4: Serve the Pancakes
- Now it's time to share your homemade pancakes, and don't forget to eat some yourself!
- Pancakes are best served immediately after they come off the skillet. (This may mean serving one at a time and take turns cooking them and eating them, but that's part of the fun!)
- If you need to keep the pancakes warm before serving them, place them in the oven heated to 200 degrees on a cookie sheet lined with a napkin or paper towel.BettyCrocker.com: Pancake Tips
- IMPORTANT: Don't stack pancakes before you serve them, and don't cover them to keep them warm. They'll stick together and get soggy.BettyCrocker.com: Pancake Tips
Personalize Your Pancakes
- There are thousands of varieties of pancakes out there, and you shouldn't be afraid of experimenting in your own kitchen to find your favorite! Here are a few ways you can personalize your pancakes.
Shapes
- For simple shapes like a heart, you can carefully pour the batter directly into the skillet in the shape you desire.
- You can also use the back of a spoon to shape the batter immediately after it's been poured into the skillet.MarthaStewart.com: Basic Pancakes
- A turkey baster can be used to make more detailed designs with the pancake batter and even create letters to spell out words.AllRecipes.com: Perfect Pancakes
- To really impress your guests, many stores sell pancake molds made especially for forming pancakes into fun shapes.
Substitutions
- For buttermilk pancakes substitute buttermilk for regular milk in the recipe.
- For whole wheat pancakes, substitute whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour.Cooks.com: Whole Wheat Pancakes
- For a slightly heavier, cornbread-tasting pancake, substitute cornmeal for 1/2 cup of the flour in the recipe.MarthaStewart.com: Prepare Pancakes
- For oatmeal pancakes, soak 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats in the milk overnight, and add an extra cup of milk to the batter.Simply Recipes: Dee's Oatmeal Pancakes
Additions to the Batter
- Frozen blueberries that have been thawed and drained.
- Finely chopped nuts (walnuts and pecans are especially good)
- Bananas, very thinly sliced
- Cinnamon
- Chocolate chips
Toppings
- Pancakes are most often served topped with melted butter and syrup, but here are a few other toppings to experiment with!
- Powdered sugar
- Whipped cream
- Jam
- Almond butter
- Nuts
- Honey
- Fresh strawberries, blueberries or raspberries
- Sliced bananas
- Chocolate chips
- Chocolate syrup
- Lemon juice
- Flavored yogurts
How to Make Perfect Pancakes Links, Powered by Google Powered by Google
-
Perfect Pancakes - Allrecipes
The modern pancake has improved in taste and texture since the early days when our ancestors mashed up grains and water and baked the mixture on hot rocks.allrecipes.com
view more links...
About this page
-
Page Views191
This page currently has no vertical manager.
Featured Pages
