All you need to make pancakes at home is a handful of common ingredients and about 10 minutes.
Ingredients
• 2 cups buttermilk (or whole milk)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) melted unsalted butter, divided
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
Procedures
• In a medium bowl, mix your dry ingredients. This includes the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients: milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and melted butter. If you don’t have butter, you could also use vegetable oil.
• Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir to combine until you stop seeing flour. Remember to not over mix, which makes the batter tough. Set aside. Tip: A few lumps in your batter will keep the pancakes tender.
• Turn your stove to medium-high heat and place a large skillet or griddle on the burner. Tip: To test for temperature, sprinkle a few drops of water on the pan. You will know it’s hot enough when the droplets bubble up and evaporate.
• Grease the pan with cooking spray or a tablespoon of butter. This will prevent the pancakes from sticking to the pan.
• With a ladle or a measuring cup, gently pour to half cup of batter into the pan for each pancake. Use a spoon to spread and form the batter into a circle. Tip: This is the time to add pancake fillings, like bananas, blueberries, or chocolate chips.
Once bubbles begin to pop in the pancake’s center, it’s ready to be turned. Insert the entire spatula under the pancake’s middle. Lift the pancake quickly about an inch off the pan’s surface and flip it over.
