Plain Homemade Pancakes

Every so often someone asks for an old favorite, last week it was homemade pancakes.  Why not use a commercial pancake mix you are asking yourself? 

Years ago there was no really good “pancake mixes” available here so I frantically called my good friend and she gave me this simple mix. 

I still use this pancake mix today basically because it is easy to put together, it is economical and it can be doubled and tripled without causing any damage to the quality of the pancake which actually makes it almost foolproof.

[The batter can be prepared the night before and stored in the refrigerator - just remember take it out of the frig about 15 minutes before you want to use it and give it a stir, you may need to add a dollop of milk to thin the batter.]

[Rating – easy]

Preparation time: 

10 minutes to combine ingredients

Makes about 12-15 medium sized pancakes

Ingredients: 

1 ½ cups of plain flour

1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder

3 tablespoons sugar

2 eggs

3 tablespoons of canola oil

1 cup of milk (or milk substitute)

(honestly that’s it)

Milk, oil, sugar, eggs and flour

Preparation: 

• Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix together
• Add the remaining ingredients (eggs, oil, milk)

(if you are making it ahead you can use a large plastic container with a cover or cover your bowl with plastic wrap to keep the batter from picking up any other food  odors)

Stir with a spoon

• Stir until all ingredients are mixed together - not too much or the pancakes will be tough tasting instead of light and airy

[the batter should be sort of lumpy]

and bubbly and shiny

Batter should be thick and lumpy . . .

• Pour the batter by the spoonful into a lightly oiled frying pan or grill [wipe the pan with a paper towel to remove any excess oil]

You can make your pancakes as big or as small as you want.

• Pancakes should be turned over when they start to look like this.

Ready for turning

Turning

Our Favorite Combination
Stack of pancakes with Canadian Maple Syrup

Serve with maple syrup, cinnamon and sugar or honey.


Additions or Substitutions:

*Add fresh or frozen berries to the batter

*Use milk substitute instead of cow milk
*Try and use real Canadian Maple Syrup  
*Pancakes can be frozen in ziplock bags and reheated in the microwave for a couple of seconds.


Enjoy!!!