Description
The beauty of this classic American pancakes recipe lies in its simplicity. You only need a handful of basic ingredients to create something truly special for a lazy morning. You’ll have a warm stack of pancakes on the table before you’ve even finished your first cup of coffee.
Ingredients
- / Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
- tsp Baking Powder
- tsp Salt
- tbsp Caster (Superfine) Sugar
- / oz Whole Milk
- Large Egg, lightly beaten
- tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for cooking
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, sift together the plain flour, baking powder, salt, and caster sugar.
- Whisk Wet Ingredients: In a separate medium-sized bowl, lightly whisk together the milk and the egg. Slowly whisk in the cooled, melted butter.
- Make the Batter: Pour the wet mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients. Gently beat with a fork or whisk just until you have a smooth, thick batter. Do not overmix; a few small lumps are okay.
- Rest the Batter: Let the batter stand at room temperature for about 5 minutes.
- Cook the Pancakes: Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a small knob of butter. Once foaming, add a ladleful of batter (about ¼ cup) into the pan for each pancake.
- Flip to Perfection: Cook for about 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface and the edges look set. Flip the pancake and cook for another two minutes on the other side until golden brown and puffed up.
Notes
- Don’t Skip Sifting: Sifting the dry ingredients is the first crucial step in achieving a light and fluffy texture.
- Cool the Butter: Ensure your melted butter has cooled slightly before adding it to the cold milk and egg to prevent it from clumping.
- Do Not Overmix: The biggest mistake is overmixing, which results in tough pancakes. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Resting is Essential: The short 5-minute rest allows the gluten to relax and the baking powder to activate, making your pancakes rise beautifully.
- Don’t Press! Resist the urge to press down on the pancake with your spatula after flipping! This deflates the pancake and makes it dense.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Pancakes
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 110kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
