Best Basic Pancakes Recipes

EASY BASIC PANCAKES (MARTHA STEWART)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, butter (or oil), and egg. Add dry ingredients to milk mixture; whisk until just moistened (don't overmix)
• Make the pancakes.
• Variation: Buttermilk: In step 1, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to dry mixture. In step 2 replace the milk with low-fat buttermilk.

GRANDMA'S BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients together. Beat egg into milk and add to dry ingredients. Melt then cool the butter so you are not adding to your pancake mixture hot! Finish batter by stirring in vanilla.
• Cook on a HOT griddle (around 400 degrees).
• Enjoy!

BASIC BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flours, baking powder, and cinnamon until evenly blended.
• Add the vanilla, egg replacer, apple sauce, and water.
• Stir until"just mixed".
• Portion out about 3/4 to 1 cup of batter onto hot non-stick pan or lightly oiled frying pan and cover with a lid.
• Let sit on medium heat until the center starts to bubble and become sturdy.
• Flip pancake over and cook on other side until golden brown.
• Repeat process until all the batter is gone.

BASIC YOGURT PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and flaxseeds, if using, in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the yogurt and milk. Stir with a whisk until the batter is just smooth; it should have an easy-to-pour consistency, but not too thin. Add more milk as needed. Don't overbeat.
• 2. Heat a nonstick griddle or a large nonstick skillet that has been lightly coated with some of the margarine. Ladle on the batter to form 3- to 4-inch pancakes. Cook on both sides over medium heat until golden brown. Serve hot with maple syrup.
• Variations
• Multigrain: Substitute 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the flour with another type of flour such as spelt, kamut, buckwheat, cornmeal, or rye, or use a combination of two different types of flour equaling 1/2 to 3/4 cup.
• Fruity pancakes: Add a cup or so of thinly sliced fruits-one kind or a combination-to the batter. Try pears, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, wild blueberries, or other berries.
• Cinnamon-apple pancakes: Add 1 heaping cup very thinly sliced, peeled apple (any soft cooking variety such as Cortland, McIntosh, or Golden Delicious) and ground cinnamon to taste to the batter.
• Banana-nut: Add 1 medium thinly sliced banana, 1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans, and a pinch of ground nutmeg to the batter.

BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• Combine eggs, milk, and oil.
• Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring until just moist. Let mixture rest 30 seconds.
• Spoon or pour onto greased, hot griddle or nonstick skillet.
• Cook pancakes on the first side until bubbles appear on the upper surface. Turn over and cook until the bottom is golden.
• You can make a nice variation on these by adding a mashed black banana and 1/2 teaspoon of cinammon to the batter. Yum!

BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Crack the eggs into the well, pour in a splash of the milk and, using a balloon whisk or wooden spoon, start to stir from the centre of the bowl, drawing the flour into the eggs and milk. Beat the mix until smooth (get any lumps out now while it's thick), then stir in the rest of the milk until it's the consistency of single cream. Stir in the oil. The batter will keep covered in the fridge for up to a day at this point. Stir well before you use it.
• Put a non-stick frying pan or crêpe pan (one with a 20-23cm base is ideal) over a medium heat. Pour 1cm oil into a heatproof jug and keep it to hand. Add a drop of oil to the pan, swirl it around, tipping any excess back into the jug. Pour in a ladleful of batter, tilting the pan and swirling the batter to give a thin, even layer. Leave the pancake alone for 30 secs, no prodding, or until it starts to colour around the edge. Don't crank up the heat if this takes longer - as you'll scorch the bottom of the pancake and it won't flip well.
• With a fish slice or palette knife, ease the edge of the pancake away from the pan, then loosen underneath. Check that the bottom is golden, then turn it over in one quick movement or give it a flip. Cook for another 30 secs before turning out onto a plate. Eat straight away. If you're making ahead, stack the pancakes on a plate and cover with cling film. Pierce the film, then reheat in the microwave on High for 1 min or until piping hot.

BASIC VEGAN PANCAKES FOR ONE

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, and spices in a bowl.
• Add soymilk to flour mixture and mix just until well combined, make sure there aren't any really big clumps, small ones are fine.
• Using a skillet sprayed with cooking spray, and heated over low heat, pour about 1/4 cup mixture of batter, less for smaller pancakes, more for larger. If using fruit, gently press it inches Cook until bubbles appear and pop on surface and undersides are golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Flip the pancake, and turn heat off if using fruit, and let pancakes continue to cook until undersides are firm and light golden brown, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, fruit side up, and place in your oven or microwave to keep warm.
• Respray pan and repeat to cook remaining, remember to always respray between each batch or pancakes will stick.

BASIC OAT BRAN GALETTE (PANCAKES)

Steps:

• 1. Using a whisk, mix all the ingredients in a bowl until you have a liquid and smooth batter. If the batter looks too thick, add a bit more yoghurt. 2. Lightly grease the bottom of a non-stick pan. 3. Pour in half of the mix and cook the pancake on medium heat until golden brown on both sides. 4. Repeat step 3 to cook the second pancake.

BASIC BATTER FOR PANCAKES/WAFFLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat waffle iron or griddle over medium heat. 2. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 3. Whisk together milk and eggs in a medium bowl. Then, stir in the butter and vanilla. 4. Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Don't worry about a few lumps. If batter seems too thick, add a bit more milk. 5. Spray iron with cooking spray or add a capful of oil to your griddle. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto cooking surface. Waffles will take approximately 4 minutes. Pancakes will take approximately 2-4 minutes per side.

BASIC BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, egg, and melted butter together; blend well.
• Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients; mix with a whisk, stopping when everything is just combined (don't worry if batter is a bit lumpy).
• The batter will bubble and become spongy almost immediately.
• Lightly butter or oil your griddle or skillet; preheat to medium (if using an electric griddle, heat to 350°).
• Spoon ¼ cup batter onto griddle for each pancake, allowing space for spreading.
• When the undersides of the pancakes are golden and the tops are lightly speckled with bubbles that pop and stay open, flip the pancakes over with a wide spatula and cook until the other sides are light brown.
• Serve immediately with topping of choice.

BASIC CINNAMON PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, milk, cinnamon and vanilla together.
• Add the egg and mix well.
• Cook the first side in a heated frying pan, flip the pancake when it's ready and do the other side.

BASIC BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk or thick sour milk (buttermilk is better if you have it) and oil. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fry on a hot griddle until brown on each side.

BASIC BREAKFAST PANCAKES

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together twice into a large bowl.
• Beat the egg with the milk and add the melted butter, beating to combine.
• Using a wooden spoon fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter without overmixing.
• Heat a heavy griddle or frypan which is greased with a little butter on a paper towel.
• The pan is hot enough when a drop of water breaks into several smaller balls which 'dance' around the pan.
• Pour a small amount of batter (approx 1/4 cup) into pan and tip to spread out or spread with spoon.
• When bubbles appear on surface and begin to break, turn over and cook the other side.
• Serve with either lemon juice & sugar sprinkled on them or with golden syrup or maple syrup.

BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Heat griddle to medium-high heat (400º F). (I use a non-stick Teflon frying pan; spayed with Pam).
• 2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, stir in buttermilk and oil. Add remaining ingredients; beat (or stir) just until large lumps disappear.
• 3. Lightly grease heated griddle. Pour batter, (about 1/4 cup at a time) onto hot griddle. Bake until bubbles form, and edges start to dry; turn and bake other side.
• 4. Serve pancakes with either pure maple syrup, store-bought pancake syrup, or with your favorite jam or preserves.
• 5. *Note: If you don't have buttermilk, then add either 2 tablespoons of 5% white vinegar, or 2 tablespoons of bottled lemon juice (from concentrate), into a 2 cup measuring bowl (or measuring cup). Fill the measuring bowl or cup up to the 2 cup mark with milk. (I use 2% milk). Let set for 5 minutes before using.

BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Add eggs, stir until mixture is smooth and free of lumps.
• 2. Gradually add milk, mixing to a smooth batter. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
• 3. Heat pan, grease well.
• 4. From a small jug pour 2-3 tablespoons of pancake mixture into pan, swirling batter evenly around pan.
• 5. Cook over medium heat until light golden brown. Toss or turn pancake and cook on other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

BASIC PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs until light and add milk, oil, and butter.
• Stir together dry ingredients and beat into liquid ingredients.
• Cook on a greaseless griddle.
• Heat griddle very hot and then turn to low and let cool to low temperature before cooking cakes.