How to Make Pancakes

Pancakes are not just for breakfast anymore. With the right ingredients you can serve pancakes as a delightful breakfast or a fun dinner entrée. Of course, if you are concerned about health, pancakes can even be served as a healthy meal. So take out your griddle or skillet, turn on your creativity and let the fun begin.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Griddle
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Long handled spatula
• Mixing Spoon
• Eggs
• Flower
• Milk
• Vegetable Oil
• Butter
• Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Salt

1. Gather the ingredients and cooking supplies you will need. Staple ingredients will include the following: 2 eggs, 2 cups of flower, 2 3/4 cups milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder and salt. Cooking supplies include the following: long handle spatula, griddle, mixing bowl and mixing spoon.

2. Start by adding the eggs into your bowl and then beating them until they are sufficient for scrambling, but not frothy.

3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix them together with your spoon or a mixer.

4. Grease your griddle with butter and then heat the griddle. Wait until the butter is slightly bubbling.

5. Measure about 3 tablespoons of mixture into a measuring cup. You may measure more if you want larger pancakes. Just remember that the more you use for each pancake, the fewer pancakes you will have.

6. Pour mixture onto greased griddle and allow your pancakes to cook until you see the edges get dry. You may also see the top of your pancake begin to bubble a bit.

7. Flip your pancake using the long handled spatula. Allow the other side to cook for about two minutes.

8. Serve your pancakes immediately.

Tips & Warnings

• Put your mixture in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes before cooking if possible.
• Make healthy pancakes by substituting egg beaters for eggs and using low-fat or fat free milk.
• Vary your pancake recipe by adding fruits such as: blueberries, strawberries, apples or raspberries.
• For dinner pancakes, try sweet potato pancakes or scallion pancakes. There are endless possibilities.
• Do not beat your mixture too much. It's okay if there are some small clumps.

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Resources

• Check out a good recipe for sweet potato pancakes at allrecipes.com.
• See a good recipe for scallion pancakes at foodnetwork.com.

[bogwanny]

on 6/18/2009 they are not very clear on the salt and baking powder amount! i followed the instructions exact, when the batter was done it was very runny!! I cooked them up anyways only to find out I had made a salt crepe! Yuck!!! So I modified the recipe just a bit by looking at other recipes and combining them all. This is what I came up with.

2 Eggs
2 cups Flour
2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
1 1/2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder
NO SALT
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
Milk ( I poured a little at a time until I got the consistency I liked)
I didn't put the Vegetable oil in my batter so I don't know what the difference would be with it in the batter.
My husband said the pancakes were really good!! I would have to agree with him!