How to make

Pancakes

Ingredients

2 cups (18oz/510g) plain or all-purpose flour2 eggs1 1/2 cups of milk1/2 teaspoon baking powder2 tablespoons butter/vegetable oil5 tablespoons sugar (optional)1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt (optional)

Things You'll Need• Bowls for mixing• Whisk• Frying pan• Spatula• Tablespoon• Measuring cup

Step 1• 1- Crack eggs into a bowl and beat until fluffy. Add in the dry ingredients, (omit baking soda if using self-raising flour), and milk. Do not stir mixture at this point.

Step 2• 2- Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Make sure that it's completely melted; about a minute is sufficient.

Step 3• 3- Add the butter and

the milk to the mix. Stir gently, leaving some small clumps of dry ingredients in the batter. Do not blend until completely smooth. If your batter is smooth, your pancakes will be tough and flat as opposed to fluffy.

Step 4• 4-Heat the frying

pan to a medium low flame. If you have an initial "pancake" setting on your stove, use that. Be sure to use non-stick spray, or a pat of butter so the pancakes won't stick.

Step 5• 5-Sprinkle a few flecks of water onto your pan. If it 'dances', or jumps from the pan with a sizzle, the pan is ready for the batter.

Step 6• 6- Pour about 3

tablespoons to 1/4 cup batter from the tip of a large spoon or from a pitcher onto the hot griddle(Or your greased frying pan). The amount you pour will decide the final size of your pancakes. It is best to begin with less batter, and then slowly pour more batter onto the pan to increase the pancake size.

Step 7• 7-Cook for about two

minutes or until the pancake is golden. You should see bubbles form and then pop around the edges. When the bubbles at the edge of the batter pop and a hole is left that does not immediately close up, flip the cake gently.

Step 8• 8-Cook the other

side until golden and remove. Want a deeper color? Repeat the steps for another thirty seconds per side until the pancake is done enough for your tastes.

Step 9• 9-Enjoy! Try adding

butter, peanut butter, syrup, jelly, chocolate chips, cookie or candy crumbles or fruit to your pancakes for a different, more exciting flavor. The varieties are endless. These are the most delectable pancakes you will ever taste.

Add a little vanilla essence (extract) to the batter for an even sweeter pancake.

Try putting cinnamon sugar on the pancake while it is in the pan. After it is finished cooking, roll it up, and serve it as a "mock crepe" for a delicious treat.

Lemon juice and powdered sugar make a very traditional and delicious topping.

If you choose to use self rising flour omit the salt and baking powder from the recipe. Self rising flour contains both those ingredients.

Make sure not to put on high temperature, or it will taste raw.

Stir in two tablespoons of lemon juice and two additional tablespoons of sugar into the pancake batter before cooking it.

Tips

Do not stack them on top of each other as that will cause them to drape from the steam and make them soggy.

Do not press down on pancakes while cooking, this prevents them from getting fluffy.

Warnings