5 Secrets to Perfect Pancakes

nothing like soft and hot ,hot cake for breakfast with a lot of butter and honey on top
cheers everyone!

The best thing I could offer for pancakes is have a grandma make them, and just have an appetite, And pay it back by loving your grandma.

When I was a younger, my oldest brother who had moved out of the house would pick me up every Saturday morning and we'd go to the Omlette Shop. I'd always have pecan pancakes. In 1998, my borther had an asthma attack and died at 39. I didn't realize how much I loved him or how something as simple as pancakes could make me feel special. Whenever I have pancakes, I add chopped pecans and think about my big brother.

My darlin' has problems with gluten, so I make pancakes with a mix of oat, soy, and rice flour in equal proportions. It makes a very light and tasty pancake, but I also add a bit of sugar and instead of water use chardonnay along with the milk and egg. The wine really causes the baking soda to bubble. If you don't want the wine (the alcohol cooks off) you could substitute a bit of lemon juice, but don't add it until the last minute, as it might cause the milk to curdle. You are so right about letting everything warm to room temperature and letting the batter rest for at least 10 minutes before frying. I use an ancient cast iron skillet, wiped lightly with oil ... there is no non-stick coating as good as 20 years of burned on grease.

The tip on fresh baking powder is true, if it's over 3 months old, buy new, it's cheap. Also, DON'T overmix! It's not hard to make from scratch, you have to add the most expensive ingredients to mix anyway.

1 cup flour
1TBSP sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 beaten egg
2 TBSP veg oil

Mix dry together, mix wet together, pour wet into dry all at once, mix until just moist, cook with a light coating of butter in a hot skillet. Keep them in a 150deg oven on a plate as you make the batches so they are all warm at serving. Serve with your favorite syrup. Easier than pie!

Nothing better than breakfast for supper!

i always like to add a bit of vanaila to the mix and the taste is taken to the next level.

All 3 of moms brothers worked for Grandpa in his diner. One showed me the way to mix the perfect batter via a demo with his hands doing a gentle folding, leaving the batter a bit lumpy, over beating will make them tough. Was funny as hell as he acted like he had the bowl in his other hand. Those tricks above apply to all things made with flour. Gives the gluten time to do it's thing. My daughters are long gone from home but still ask for the pancakes. No need to beat egg whites...takes time and adds 0 taste. Coat berries with flour to stop color bleed if your anal THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH BUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!

Heck I just got hungry reading about the preparation......thanks!

Pancakes yum

my grandmother made some of the best pancakes and she would put mustard on them when she ate them she had me try it and they tasted like a soft ptettzel so for all you people that like to try something different use the batter thats left over and give it atry

I like the pancakes that are skillet size. Harder to flip but it doesn't take as many to fill you up.

Its February and no one tributes to Aubt Jemima ?

Add a little 7-up to the batter, makes em sweet and light as air!

I'm 47 and throughout my entire life, my Uncle Pete has been the best pancake maker in the family! He and my aunt were just here in Georgia from New York last week and he made pancakes. As usual, they were out of this world! He makes them from a box and they are better than any from any restaurant, as well as better than anyone who has ever made them for me!! Must be because they're made with love...... :)

Ron has invited everyone over for his famous pancakes.

Any way you make a pancake is okay if you fry it in real butter and don't top it with junk syrup made with high-fructoase corn syrup. The secrets are butter for frying, vanilla flavoring in the batter and real maple syrup to top it off.

sour cream instead and a little mlk will blow your mind...4real!

My brother worked the late night workshift for a while, and when he arrived home at 2AM, he'd make pancakes!

have a sauce pan ready...put just a small amount of water in it and put it on the fire put a lid on it till it starts to steam take it off the fire ...after each pancake is done put them in the sauce pan...and left them steam while you make the others....tender and fluffy