Pancakes are soft, fluffy breakfast cakes made from a simple batter cooked on a hot pan or griddle. They’re quick to make and can be sweet or savory.
Pancakes
🥞 Ingredients (basic fluffy pancakes)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp melted butter or oil
- 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the batter
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl
- In another bowl, whisk milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla
- Combine wet and dry ingredients
- Stir gently (don’t overmix—lumps are okay)
2. Cook pancakes
- Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat
- Lightly grease with butter or oil
- Pour small amounts of batter into pan
- Cook until bubbles form on top (about 2–3 minutes)
- Flip and cook another 1–2 minutes until golden
3. Serve
- Stack pancakes and add toppings
🍯 Popular toppings
- Maple syrup or honey
- Butter
- Fresh fruit (banana, berries)
- Chocolate chips
- Peanut butter or Nutella
🧠 Tips for perfect pancakes
- Don’t overmix batter (keeps them fluffy)
- Let batter rest 5–10 minutes
- Use medium heat so they cook evenly
- First pancake is often a “test” one
If you want, I can also show:
- extra fluffy restaurant-style pancakes
- 3-ingredient pancakes
- or healthy oatmeal pancakes 👍
