Julie Clark
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Homemade Pancakes
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Try these easy homemade pancakes for a good, old-fashioned breakfast! Learn how to make fluffy pancakes from scratch that cook up golden brown, soft and light.
Instead of running to the box pancake mixes, try making your own. Chances are you have all the ingredients on hand! Flour, sugar, baking powder, egg, oil, salt, milk. Add in a touch of vanilla extract or ground cinnamon to change the flavor slightly. Kids will love them and they will quickly become a family favorite.
Homemade pancakes are our favorite Saturday morning tradition.
I know how all of you like our Amish Cooking recipes, so we decided to share with you another of our family favorites.
I love just about any kind of pancakes. Pumpkin pancakes, cottage cheese pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, gingerbread pancakes, carrot cake pancakes and strawberry shortcake pancakes are welcome all year long.
What makes perfect pancakes? The cooked pancakes should be light, soft in texture, and fluffy with just the right thickness. And the taste should be slightly sweet, perfect with lots of butter and syrup. Today we’ll teach you our best homemade pancake recipe and how to keep them light and fluffy!
Notice that I call for aluminum-free baking powder. If you have double-acting baking powder with aluminum, it may cause a metallic flavor in the pancakes, which you don’t want. Aluminum free baking powder makes a huge difference.
Whether you serve the homemade pancakes plain or add chocolate chips, blueberries and cinnamon chips, these are quickly going to become your favorite Saturday morning breakfast or Sunday brunch. Top with homemade whipped cream!
We LOVE this pancake griddle for easy pancake making. A large skillet or griddle pan will work as well.
Enjoy! -Julie
Old Fashioned Homemade Pancakes
Try these Homemade Pancakes for a good, old-fashioned breakfast! This pancake recipe is quick bake cook up fluffy and soft.
Servings 10
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups 2% milk
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, sugar and milk. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk all the ingredients just until barely combined. It's ok if the pancake batter is slightly lumpy. Do not over mix.3 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 ¼ cups 2% milk, 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Lightly grease a skillet or griddle with cooking spray, butter, or oil and heat to about 350ºF.
- Use a ladle to scoop about ¼ cup pancake batter onto the hot griddle. Let it cook until bubbles appear and then pop on the top of the pancake. Then flip and continue to cook for another minute or two. Remove to a plate and continue with the remaining batter.
- Top with your favorite pancake toppings.
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Notes
- One batch makes about 10 pancakes.
- A thicker batter will make thick pancakes. If it is too thick, add more milk for thin pancakes.
- Store leftover pancakes in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 196mg | Potassium: 186mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg
How to Make Homemade Pancakes: Step by Step
Mix the batter. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, sugar and milk. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk all the ingredients just until barely combined. It’s ok if the pancake batter is slightly lumpy. Do not over mix.
Cook on hot griddle until there are bubbles. Use a ladle to scoop about ¼ cup pancake batter onto the hot griddle. Let it cook until bubbles appear and then pop on the top of the pancake.
Flip and cook until golden brown. Flip and continue to cook for another minute or two. Remove to a plate and continue with the remaining batter.
Our Favorite Pancake Toppings
100% pure maple syrup is a classic pancake topping, but what if you’re looking for something a little different to put on homemade pancakes? Here are some ideas:
- Butter and brown sugar. Just try it. Trust me.
- Raspberry sauce with a dusting of powdered sugar
- Strawberry topping
- Peach freezer jam
- A drizzle of warm peanut butter or hazelnut spread
- Fresh fruit with a drizzle of honey and a dollop of yogurt
They are sooo good! My fiancé, who doesn’t like pancakes, said these were tasty!! Thank you!
Ever tried this recipe with a gluten free flour mix? I am gluten free, really like your writing, and I bet these are delicious! Bob’s Red Mill makes a very good GF mix. Maybe I will try the recipe with that…. Thanks! Carolyn
Love this recipe, I swap out the flour for whole meal as I have them so often I need something a little healthier, works just as good. The calorie count there is per serving right?
Our favorite pancake meal is your fluffy pancakes with homemade applesauce and good sausage patties or links.
Can’t wait to make these pancakes , in another recipe I have been using it recommends after stirring & leaving lumpy do not mix again. Let mix rest for 10 minutes then dip out amount & spoon into skillet. This keeps them light also. I do this and it works.
Tried them, loved them. They are so easy to make and soooooo delicious. Thanks Lizzy ❤
Have you ever mixed a couple batches of the dry ingredients together and then stored it to make morning prep easier?
We have made quite a few of your recipes and have loved them. Thanks for all your work!!
Yummy!
Can I add cooked bacon pieces?
What oil do ou recommend to use or cooking. I am British living in UK, so would appreciate you telling me which sort of oil you use in your recipes.
Thankyou
These pancakes we’re delicious
I cut the salt to 1/2 teaspoon
And added 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
I need to watch the salt for
My Dad. I also added 1 whole banana.
I always find it funny that people are amazed that I make my pancakes from scratch rather than a “mix.” I just tell them it isn’t really that hard and they taste so much better! I am definitely going to use your recipe! Thank you!