Pancakes??

Question

What do you mix for a simple pancake? Do you know how to cook them too??

Maybe I should add..I do not want to use premade batter. I want to be able to mix it myself.

Answer 1

PANCAKES
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp oil
2 cups flour
1 ¾ cup milk
4 tsp baking powder
Blend together milk and baking powder.
Beat eggs lightly. Add sugar. Mix in flour and milk mixture alternately (starting and ending with flour). Add oil. Mix.
Cook on very lightly greased pan.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi:

I have a basic recipe for buttermilk pancakes that are my favorites, but unfortunately, I'm not home right now, so I can't pass along. (If this question is still open tomorrow when I get back, I'll update this message and add it in.) These make the lightest best pancakes I've ever had. I usually add in a tablespoon or so of wheatgerm in the batter, and sometimes a tablespoon or so of yellow cornmeal for variety, or after a cake is cooking, drop in blueberries or thinly sliced apple pieces. Yum!

I tend to use a cast iron skillet, and melt a pat of butter along with about a teaspoon of nice oil like wesson to keep the smoke down. You'll probably need just a little bit of oil/butter in the skillet because you don't want to deep fry the cakes and you want enough oil/butter so they won't stick. The butter also adds a little nice flavor to the cakes. When I make these, I try for a medium heat, so that a cake is nicely golden on one side before flipping. A cake is probably ready to flip when many bubbles appear under the surface of the uncooked side, and the top isn't too wet. Try to flip it just once. It usually takes about 2 minutes on each side or so, but you'll probably have to adjust this for your particular conditions. I use a very thin spatula to slip under the pancake before gently flipping. I make them small, too - about 3-4 inches in diameter so their easy to handle. I use a ladel that holds about 1/2 cup to pour out the amount for each cake.

Hope this helps, and you might want to check out Bon Appetit's recipe index because maybe you'll find a recipe you like along with tips from other people who have tried the recipes. Hope you have fun with this, too. :)

Answer 4

i usually just use a premade batter from the store. when you cook them, pour the batter in a pan on the stove so that you make a small circle (the circle will get bigger as the pancake cooks, so start off with a small circle of batter). you know it's time to flip the pancake over when the top side of the batter starts bubbling.

Answer 5

BASIC PANCAKE RECIPE

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
large pinch salt
2-1/4 cups milk (or buttermilk)
3 eggs
4 tbsps melted butter or oil

Mix ingredients together, leaving a few lumps if you prefer fluffier pancakes. Cook in hot skillet sprayed with cooking oil, until golden brown on one side...flip until golden brown on the other.

Simple as it gets.

Answer 6

go for the premix powder and just add milk. They are the yummiest and least mess. Get a teaspoon and make patterns with thin lines of batter in the frypan, leave them for about 30-40 seconds and then pour a dollop more batter over the top. Tilt the pan around in a circle to get a nice circular shape and when you flip them you will notice the pattern that you made with the thin lines is darker than the rest. Kids love it if you write their initials in the pancake with this method. I have also made some pretty lacy looking ones!

Answer 7

Before going into the Army, I loved pancakes. The Army ruined me and my desire for pancakes forever. That was over 30 years ago!

In my pre-Army days, I used a simple off the shelf store bought pancake mix. Make sure your skillet is hot and pancakes are WERE best cooked on cast iron. My test was grease the pan and put a drop of water on the grease. If it sizzled it is hot enough.

Answer 8

1-egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1tablespoon sugar
2teaspoon baking soda
mix till the baking soda is fluffy
3tbs oil
mix again
1 cup milk ( I like to use vanilla flavored almond milk)
1 1/4 cup flour. ( I like to use 3/4 cup wheat and 1/2 cup white)

cook on one side till bubbles stop coming up then flip over for a little bit!

Answer 9

pre-made batter is the easiest. you can also add anything you want to it just like a regular batter, chocolate chips, blueberries, etc... And don't turn the heat up too high unless your lightning wuick with a spatula, nevermind, even then mid to high heat.

Answer 10

go to the grocery store and buy pancake mix or bisquick and follow the instructions on the label.