Pancakes have always been a frustrating and disappointing experience for me. Most of my life I have been completely unable to cook them without burning the outsides or leaving them raw in the middle. After making pancakes every Saturday for three months, I can honestly say everything I knew about pancakes was wrong. If you are like me, you grew up making pancakes from a box, not a recipe. Box pancakes are generally easy to make because there is only one way to make them; but as soon as you enter the world of personal, customized recipes everything changes. All the tricks (like, don’t flip it until the bubbles stop closing) lead me astray the more creative I got with my cooking, to the point where I nearly abandoned pancakes entirely. I think it actually took me three months of regular pancake making to gain any confidence in making or adapting them. So, let me first share a few of tips about making pancakes, then go over 3 of my favorite pancake recipes…. (read the rest on Is Greater Than)
I made some of your “basic” pancakes for our Belgian family visitors- they loved them! I’ve been able to make pancakes in the past okay- but these came out really lovely thanks to your explanations.
I substituted a bit of whole wheat flour (1/4 cup)but made otherwise made them as per your recipe. The fun part was serving them with real maple syrup (very expensive and only available in small quantities in Belgium) with a dollop of creme fraiche (homemade) that had some of my Buddha Hand candied lemon stirred in- hmmmmmm.
Thanks for another great series!
wonderful! hopefully this week i will be able to post the recipe i used based on my papa’s camping experience with his dutch and swedish buddies! they made beer batter pancakes poured over bacon folded around sharp cheddar and apple sauce. we made beer batter pancakes poured over bacon (or tempeh) topped with sharp cheddar and caramelized apples. i was SUPER impressed with the beer batter pancakes, really fantastic, thin, and delicious!