The BEST Homemade Pancakes
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had the delicious bit of manna that also goes by Cracker Barrel’s pancakes? Me too, me too. And have you ever thought to yourself, “Why can’t I make pancakes taste that good at home?” You might think it’s because of the bacon grease they cook it in — but you’d be wrong. This easy, from scratch recipe for pancakes has only 7 ingredients and they’re all things that I guarantee you have in your pantry. The most important part? They’re Baby Faye approved!
I’ve made it a point to make these for our family every weekend as we Sabbath together, and it’s always a joy to slow down and enjoy breakfast all together for once. I hope you make them and let me know what your crew thinks!
The BEST Homemade Pancakes
serves 4-6 - 30 minutes
1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar (regular sugar is fine too, just make sure it’s caster or baking sugar)
1¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
6 tablespoons browned butter, cooled (browning the butter is optional. if you don’t want to brown it, just melt and cool it in the microwave).
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients: milk, eggs, butter and whisk until incorporated. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk together until a batter is formed (it’s okay if it still has some lumps).
Heat a non-stick pan or cast iron over medium high heat and add 1 tsp of ghee (I use ghee), coconut oil, bacon grease, or whatever high temperature oil of your choosing. Once the oil is shimmering and hot, add 1/4 cup of the batter to the pan, cooking for 3-4 minutes until bubbles form at the top of the pancake. When the bubbles start to burst, flip the pancake and cook for an additional minute.
Serve the pancakes warm with butter & warm syrup.
** To add sourdough discard, add 100-150 grams of discard and 1/2-2/3 cup of milk in place of the 1 cup of milk and follow the recipe as is.
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