In the realm of breakfast delicacies, pancakes stand tall as a classic and beloved dish. These fluffy, round griddlecakes, also known as hotcakes, flapjacks, or simply pancakes, have a rich history dating back centuries. Originating from various cultures worldwide, pancakes have evolved into a diverse array of recipes, each boasting unique flavors and textures.
This ultimate guide to pancakes presents a curated collection of the very best pancake recipes, catering to every taste and preference. From the classic buttermilk pancakes, a quintessential American breakfast staple, to the decadent Dutch baby pancake, a large, oven-baked pancake that resembles a giant popover, this article offers a culinary journey through the world of pancakes. Discover the secrets of creating light and airy Japanese pancakes, with their characteristic jiggle, or explore the savory delights of Korean scallion pancakes, a crispy and flavorful twist on the classic.
Whether you seek gluten-free options like almond flour pancakes or vegan delights such as banana oat pancakes, this guide has you covered. Indulge in the timeless pleasure of homemade pancakes, crafted with love and attention to detail. Elevate your pancake game with creative toppings and sides, ranging from classic butter and maple syrup to fresh berries and whipped cream.
So, gather your ingredients, heat your griddle, and embark on a delightful exploration of the world's most beloved breakfast dish. With this comprehensive guide, you'll master the art of pancake making and create memories that will last a lifetime.
BEST EVER HOMEMADE PANCAKES RECIPE
Simple ingredients and a few minutes time is all you need to make these perfect, homemade pancakes.
Provided by Emily Grace
Categories Breakfast
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt the butter in microwave for 30 seconds, set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
- Stir milk and egg together.
- Create a well in the center of the flour mixture.
- Pour the butter, vanilla, and milk mixture into the well.
- Use a wire whisk to stir everything together until just combined. It will be slightly thick and lumpy, but should be well incorporated.
- Allow the batter to rest while heating a lightly oiled skillet or griddle to medium high heat.
- Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake.
- Cook each side for 3-6 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 pancake, Calories 139 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Sodium 183 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 6 g
EASY BASIC PANCAKES
Nothing says "weekend" like homemade pancakes for breakfast. Our easy recipe will help you whip them up in less than 30 minutes. Making pancake batter from scratch is so simple that you'll wonder why you never did it before!
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Pancake Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees; have a baking sheet or heatproof platter ready to keep cooked pancakes warm in the oven. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, butter (or oil), and egg. Add dry ingredients to milk mixture; whisk until just moistened (do not overmix; a few small lumps are fine).
- Heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast-iron) or griddle over medium. Fold a sheet of paper towel in half, and moisten with oil; carefully rub skillet with oiled paper towel.
- For each pancake, spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter onto skillet, using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round (you should be able to fit 2 to 3 in a large skillet).
- Cook until surface of pancakes have some bubbles and a few have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet or platter; cover loosely with aluminum foil, and keep warm in oven. Continue with more oil and remaining batter. (You'll have 12 to 15 pancakes.) Serve warm, with desired toppings.
- BUTTERMILK: In step 1, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to dry mixture. In step 2, replace the milk with low-fat buttermilk.
- YOGURT: In step 1, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to dry mixture. In step 2, replace the milk with 2/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt and 1/3 cup milk.
- WHOLE-GRAIN WITH YOGURT: In step 1, replace the all-purpose flour with 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour, 1/4 cup each cornmeal and wheat germ, and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. In step 2, replace the milk with 2/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt and 1/3 cup milk.
GOOD OLD FASHIONED PANCAKES
This is a great recipe that I found in my Grandma's recipe book. Judging from the weathered look of this recipe card, this was a family favorite.
Provided by dakota kelly
Categories Breakfast and Brunch Pancake Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
- Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.3 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 37.7 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 503.6 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
PERFECT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
Pancakes are the hero of the breakfast table, and their very taste can even be described as "deeply breakfasty": eggy, salty, just this side of sweet. A little indulgent and yet still somehow appropriate first thing in the morning, those fluffy stacks with crisped edges, dripping with maple syrup, are everything you want, exactly when you want them. Here is how to get to them right every time, whether it's a lazy Sunday morning or a hurried weekday.
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories breakfast, brunch, pancakes, main course
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt together in a bowl. Using the whisk, make a well in the center. Pour the buttermilk into the well and crack eggs into buttermilk. Pour the melted butter into the mixture. Starting in the center, whisk everything together, moving towards the outside of the bowl, until all ingredients are incorporated. Do not overbeat (lumps are fine). The batter can be refrigerated for up to one hour.
- Heat a large nonstick griddle or skillet, preferably cast-iron, over low heat for about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Turn heat up to medium-low and using a measuring cup, ladle 1/3 cup batter into the skillet. If you are using a large skillet or a griddle, repeat once or twice, taking care not to crowd the cooking surface.
- Flip pancakes after bubbles rise to surface and bottoms brown, about 2 to 4 minutes. Cook until the other sides are lightly browned. Remove pancakes to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet, and keep in heated oven until all the batter is cooked and you are ready to serve.
SIMPLE HOMEMADE PANCAKES
Flip Food Network Kitchen's recipe for Simple Homemade Pancakes, a traditional brunch treat perfect with melted butter and pure maple syrup.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 25m
Yield About 10-12 pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using a whisk or large fork, mix in the buttermilk and egg until well combined and smooth. Stir in the melted butter.
- Heat non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Using a 1/4 cup measure, pour pancake batter onto hot griddle. When pancake is golden brown, flip to cook other side. Keep warm in oven heated to 275 degrees.
- Variations: Blueberry and banana pancakes: Stir in 1 cup fresh berries into batter.
EASY PANCAKES
Learn a skill for life with our foolproof crêpe recipe that ensures perfect pancakes every time - elaborate flip optional
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Main course
Time 30m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put 100g plain flour, 2 large eggs, 300ml milk, 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil and a pinch of salt into a bowl or large jug, then whisk to a smooth batter.
- Set aside for 30 mins to rest if you have time, or start cooking straight away.
- Set a medium frying pan or crêpe pan over a medium heat and carefully wipe it with some oiled kitchen paper.
- When hot, cook your pancakes for 1 min on each side until golden, keeping them warm in a low oven as you go.
- Serve with lemon wedges and caster sugar, or your favourite filling. Once cold, you can layer the pancakes between baking parchment, then wrap in cling film and freeze for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 61 calories, Fat 2 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium
PERFECT PANCAKES RECIPE
An easy pancake batter recipe with tips on how to make the best pancakes every time with sweet or savoury toppings
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper, Buffet, Snack, Brunch, Dessert
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put 100g plain flour and a pinch of salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Make a well in the centre and crack 2 eggs into the middle.
- Pour in about 50ml from the 300ml of semi-skimmed milk and 1 tbsp sunflower oil then start whisking from the centre, gradually drawing the flour into the eggs, milk and oil. Once all the flour is incorporated, beat until you have a smooth, thick paste. Add a little more milk if it is too stiff to beat.
- Add a good splash of milk and whisk to loosen the thick batter. While still whisking, pour in a steady stream of the remaining milk. Continue pouring and whisking until you have a batter that is the consistency of slightly thick single cream.
- Heat the pan over a moderate heat, then wipe it with oiled kitchen paper.
- Ladle some batter into the pan, tilting the pan to move the mixture around for a thin and even layer. Quickly pour any excess batter into the mixing bowl, return the pan to the heat.
- Leave to cook, undisturbed, for about 30 secs. If the pan is the right temperature, the pancake should turn golden underneath after about 30 secs and will be ready to turn.
- Hold the pan handle, ease a palette knife under the pancake, then quickly lift and flip it over. Make sure the pancake is lying flat against the base of the pan with no folds, then cook for another 30 secs before turning out onto a warm plate.
- Continue with the rest of the batter, serving them as you cook or stack onto a plate. You can freeze the pancakes for 1 month, wrapped in cling film or make them up to a day ahead.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 12 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium
THE SIMPLE BUT PERFECT PANCAKE
This recipe is from King Arthur's All-Purpose Baking Book and my family's current favorite recipe. They have a spongy texture and soak in the syrup.
Provided by Roxygirl in Colorado
Categories Breakfast
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 Pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat the eggs, milk, and vanilla until light and foamy, about 3 minute at high speed of a mixer (I do this step in blender and mix the rest in bowl with a large whisk).
- Stir in butter or oil.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together and gently, but quickly, mix into the egg and milk mixture.
- Let the batter relax while griddle is heating (or overnight in refrigerator) The batter will thicken upon resting.
- Grease and preheat griddle.
- The griddle is ready if a drop of water will skitter across the surface, evaporating immediately.
- Drop ¼ cupfuls of batter on the lightly greased griddle.
- Cook on one side until bubbles begin to form and break (this is the time to add anything like berries, chocolate chips, etc), then turn the pancakes and cook the other side until brown (turning only once).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363.1, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 126.6, Sodium 767.7, Carbohydrate 46.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 6.8, Protein 10.6
SIMPLY PERFECT PANCAKES
Malt, rather than sugar, is what sweetens most food-service (i.e., restaurant/hotel) pancake mixes. For that typical "diner" taste, try malt in your pancakes instead of sugar. From King Arthur flour.
Provided by Pinay0618
Categories Breakfast
Time 30m
Yield 24 3-inch pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat the eggs and milk until light and foamy, about 3 minutes at high speed of a stand or hand mixer. Stir in the butter or vegetable oil.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together to evenly distribute the salt, baking powder and sweetener.
- Gently and quickly mix into the egg and milk mixture. Let the batter rest for at least 15 minutes, while the griddle is heating; it"ll thicken slightly.
- Heat a heavy frying pan over medium heat, or set an electric griddle to 350°F Lightly grease frying pan or griddle. The pan or griddle is ready if a drop of water will skitter across the surface, evaporating immediately.
- Drop 1/3 cupfuls of batter onto the lightly greased griddle. Bake on one side until bubbles begin to form and break, then turn the pancakes and cook the other side till brown. Turn over only once. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.5, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 21.1, Sodium 127.9, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 1.8
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor and texture of your pancakes.
- Make sure your baking powder is fresh. Old baking powder can make your pancakes flat and dense.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make your pancakes tough.
- Let the batter rest for a few minutes before cooking. This will help the gluten to relax and make your pancakes more tender.
- Cook the pancakes over medium heat. If the heat is too high, the pancakes will burn on the outside before they are cooked through on the inside.
- Flip the pancakes only once. Flipping them too often can make them tough.
- Serve the pancakes immediately with your favorite toppings. Pancakes are best when they are hot and fresh.
Conclusion:
Making perfect pancakes is a skill that takes practice. But with a little patience and these tips, you'll be able to make delicious pancakes that everyone will love. So next time you're in the mood for a delicious breakfast, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed.
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