Monday, March 30, 2009

How to Make Pancakes from Scratch

By Joan K. Sullivan

Making pancakes is not hard at all. You can make delicious fluffy pancakes with just a few simple steps. Make sure you have a recipe to follow and that you buy all the ingredients you will need ahead of time so that you aren't missing anything later on.

Step one, measure the dry ingredients correctly. If the recipe calls for sifted flour, make sure put it through a sifter as instructed. Make sure you measure out the right amount of the ingredients or you could end up with a mess in the end.

Step two, measure out all the wet ingredients just as precisely as you did the dry. Use the right measuring cups and double check that you did them right. Crack open the eggs separately just in case you get a bad egg, and beat the first.

Make two separate bowls, one for the wet ingredients, and one for the dry ingredients. Mix them each separately very well. Stir the dry ingredients with a spoon and beat the wet ingredients together so that they are completely incorporated.

Now pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients. Stir the entire amount until it forms a batter. Be gentle. Do not over-beat the ingredients or else the pancakes will be tough. You do not want tough pancakes. Just stir until combined.

Heat a pan or griddle to medium high heat. Lightly grease the pan with oil, butter, or cooking spray. Don't use too much or you will fry the pancakes. Make sure the pan is hot enough before you begin.

Now pour some of the batter onto the pan. Use a ladle or measuring cup and measure out about a quarter of a cup. You can use more if you want bigger pancakes or less if you want smaller pancakes. Add a little milk to the batter if you want thinner pancakes.

When tiny bubbles form after about a minute, flip them over and cook for another minute. When they are golden brown, remove them from the pan, and serve them warm with butter and syrup.

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