Add Wet Ingredients for Easy Pancake Recipe

Series Summary

For many of us, there’s no better way to start the day than with a big country breakfast and a cup of hot, black coffee. No, the fast pace of modern city life does not always lend itself to such a feast. But when you do find the time to enjoy a leisurely morning of eggs and bacon, why not include a short stack of your favorite blueberry pancakes, or a few Belgian waffles topped with whipped cream?

Griddlecakes, flapjacks, hotcakes: whatever you call the flat, sweet, fluffy food known as pancakes, there’s no denying that they are an essential breakfast item. Some people add butter and syrup, some go in for a fruit topping, and others choose dessert items such as chocolate chips or caramel.

In these free breakfast cooking videos, learn how to make some easy recipes for pancakes and waffles. Our expert will walk you through the standard pancake batter recipe, as well as healthy pancakes, waffles, light waffles, and Belgian waffles. Get tips on adding wet and dry ingredients, folding in egg whites properly, preheating the griddle, waffle iron tips, and creative ways to top your pancakes and waffles. Bon appetit.

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Karen for Expert Village. Today we'll be making homemade pancakes and waffles. We'll be making classic waffles, and belgium waffles. A variety of pancakes and a lovely variety of toppings. Let's get started. Now we're going to make a basic pancake batter. Let's get all our ingredients out before we start to make sure we have everything we need. We're going to be using 2 1/2 cups of flour, 1 1/4 cup of sugar, 4 tsp of baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp of salt, 2 eggs, 2 cups of milk and 2 tbs of oil. Let's start by mixing our wet ingredients. We'll first crack our eggs into a bowl. Make sure you don't get any shells in there. That's 2 eggs. And then I like to beat up those eggs nice and light. Use a circular motion, a quick circular motion. Because you want to incorporate some air into those eggs, it'll help make your pancakes nice and light. Just about a minute or two. Okay. Then we'll add our 2 cups of milk, and our 2 tbs of oil. Measure your oil over the bowl to be sure you don't drip any on the counter. Put that aside. Then mix that up again...a circular motion... incorporate all the wet ingredients. Okay. "