Here’s a classic pancakes-from-scratch recipe—fluffy, tender, and perfect for breakfast:
🥞 Pancakes from Scratch
🔹 Ingredients (makes ~8 pancakes)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp melted butter (plus extra for cooking)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
🔹 Instructions
1. Mix dry ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar
2. Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla
3. Combine
- Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients
- Stir gently until just combined (small lumps are okay—do not overmix)
4. Cook pancakes
- Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat
- Lightly butter the pan
- Pour ~¼ cup batter per pancake
- Cook until bubbles form on the surface (~2–3 min)
- Flip and cook another 1–2 min until golden
5. Serve
- Serve warm with syrup, fruit, or your favorite toppings
🔹 Tips
- For extra fluffiness, separate the egg, whip the white until soft peaks, and fold in gently
- Keep cooked pancakes warm in a 200°F (90°C) oven while finishing the batch
- Add-ins: blueberries, chocolate chips, or bananas mix in after pouring batter onto the pan
I can also give you a super-quick 5-minute single-bowl pancake recipe that skips melting butter and uses fewer dishes.
Do you want me to do that?
