This basic, Pancake recipe is a non-buttermilk pancake recipe that can be whipped up with simple pantry ingredients. It also makes a nice pancake mix that can be used as an edible gift (with directions to add the wet ingredients)! These are easy enough to make every day or for a weekend or Christmas or holiday brunch. This recipe makes about 12-13 pancakes using ¼ cup batter each.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Pancakes

Hi Everyone, I love making this recipe for my family and it's a weekday and weekend routine whenever my family and I want them, any season of the year. 

This basic, old-fashioned pancake recipe is fun to customize with sprinkles or chocolate chips.

I love serving these with syrup, especially 100% pure maple syrup.

We love adding ground cinnamon to the batter and sprinkling a cinnamon-spice mix over the top when serving.

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We like to make this when we are out of pancake mix or just want to make them from scratch instead of having them from the box.

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Recipe Attribution

This recipe is inspired by Good Old Fashioned Pancakes on AllRecipes.com and my other pancakes recipes on my blog (linked throughout this post).

This recipe calls for baking powder not baking soda, I just want to reiterate that you get a reminder, it's easy to confuse the two ingredients!

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
• 1.25 cups whole milk (you can substitute non-dairy milk)
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for cooking

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Pancakes

Yield: 12 pancakes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

This basic, Pancake recipe is a non-buttermilk pancake recipe that can be whipped up with simple pantry ingredients. It also makes a nice pancake mix that can be used as an edible gift! These pancakes are easy enough to make every day or for a weekend or holiday brunch.

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Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
• 1.25 cups whole milk (you can substitute non-dairy milk)
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for cooking

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, Kosher salt, and sugar. In a 2-cup wet measure, add 1 large egg and melted and cooled unsalted butter and mix together. Add to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
2. In a large pan, cast-iron skillet, or griddle) heat to medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon or more of unsalted butter, and allow to fully melt, use your spatula to fully coat the surface. Using ¼ cup measure, add the pancake batter and cook each pancake until ready to flip to the other side. Adjust heat, as needed. Keep cooking in batches until all the batter is used up. You can use a baking spatula to scrape out all the remaining pancake batter. Serve the pancakes hot with optional toppings. Enjoy!

Notes

Makes about 12-13 pancakes using ¼ cup pancake batter each.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 pancakes Serving Size: 1 pancake
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 109Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 336mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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Sara is an architectural designer turned work-at-home Mom. She lives in New Jersey by way of New England and New York, with her husband and 3 kids under 8. She loves design, being creative, and spending time with family and friends. She loves checking out local businesses and eats and being apart of the local farm to table community.

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