Description
Delectable homemade Fluffy Pancakes promise a breakfast experience that delights morning palates with classic American comfort. Simple ingredients and careful mixing create pillowy stacks of golden perfection you’ll savor with maple syrup and warm memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups (420 ml) milk
- 1 large egg
- 4 tsps baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 4 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- 4 tbsps granulated sugar
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and granulated sugar into a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution and eliminating potential clumps.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Create a central crater in the dry mixture, then delicately pour milk, melted unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, and a large egg into the hollow, whisking gently to form a cohesive yet slightly textured batter.
- Batter Calibration: Adjust consistency by adding milk incrementally if the mixture appears too dense, aiming for a smooth yet not overly liquid texture that promises fluffy pancakes.
- Skillet Preparation: Warm a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium-low heat, lightly coating the surface with butter to prevent sticking and promote golden browning.
- Pancake Crafting: Ladle batter onto the heated surface, using circular motions to create symmetrical rounds, and wait for tiny bubbles to form across the surface—a signal for precise flipping.
- Cooking and Browning: Carefully flip each pancake using a spatula, cooking for 1-2 minutes per side until achieving a uniform golden-amber complexion and ensuring even, fluffy texture throughout.
- Serving Artistry: Transfer freshly cooked pancakes directly to serving plates, elegantly garnishing with pure maple syrup, local honey, or vibrant seasonal berries to elevate the culinary experience.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter just until ingredients combine, keeping small lumps intact for light, airy pancakes that melt in your mouth.
- Control Heat Precisely: Medium-low temperature ensures even cooking, preventing burnt exteriors and raw centers – the secret to perfectly golden pancakes.
- Check Batter Consistency: Aim for pourable yet slightly thick texture; too thin creates flat pancakes, too thick results in dense, heavy cakes.
- Rest Batter Briefly: Let mixture sit 3-5 minutes after mixing to allow flour to hydrate, resulting in more tender and fluffy pancake texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 293
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 36 mg