source: Simple Organized Living
On busy weekday mornings, we often settle for a quick bowl of cold or hot cereal.
However, if you stop by our house on any given Saturday morning, you will most likely be greeted by the smell of warm pancakes, maple syrup, and hot coffee.
We LOVE pancakes!!
I have to confess though, when we first got married, I made pancakes from Bisquick mix. I figured that making them from “scratch” was just too much work… until I found my Perfect Pancake Recipe.
This recipe only requires a few common baking ingredients, and the only dishes you’ll have to wash are a bowl, a fork, and 2 measuring devices!
This recipe makes about 15 small pancakes, but is easily doubled or tripled to feed larger groups. The pancakes also taste great as leftovers the next morning — or out of the freezer later in the week!
source: Simple Organized Living.com
Ingredients:
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 T. brown sugar
- 1 T. baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 c. milk
- 1 T. oil or melted butter
- 3 T. sour cream
- blueberries, raspberries, chocolate chips or your favorite mix-in {optional}
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. {I always measure the dry ingredients first because then I can use the same measuring utensils for the wet ingredients}
2. Add egg, milk, oil, and sour cream to the flour mixture and wisk just until combined {don’t get carried away here or your pancakes will be flat}
3. Pour or scoop the batter onto a preheated griddle or frying pan {I use a gravy spoon to scoop equal portions without all the dripping}
4. If you want to add berries, nuts, or chocolate chips, you should sprinkle them on top of the bubbling batter before you flip the pancakes. If you just like your pancakes plane, you can skip this step.
5. Once the tops of the pancakes are filled with “bubbles”, quickly flip them over to cook the other side.
6. When the second side is golden brown, stack your pancakes on a big plate and drench with your favorite syrup.
What are your favorite weekend breakfast foods?
My family prefers waffles to pancakes…is there a way this recipe could be adapted for waffles?
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2008/02/classic-buttermilk-waffles-with-cheese.html
You ought to try this recipe! I haven’t tried it with cheese but it was the best waffle ever!!!!!!!! I love her site bec. it is tried and tested before she posts them.
Thanks!
I have a basic pancake recipe that I love too.
Here’s a tip: Mix the batter and let it set for at least 20 minutes before frying. It really tastes great.
Yes Carol — I too have noticed that it helps to let the batter sit for a few minutes. It seems the pancakes are even fluffier that way!
Andrea,
These look beautiful…our family will enjoy trying them. Saturday mornings are pancake mornings in our home as well. Your pictures always make foods look delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe
Thanks Nancy! I think Saturday mornings are just better with pancakes!
Tried these this morning…our new favorite pancake recipe hands down! We used to make Bisquick, then tried Krusteaz, then Snoqualmie Falls Lodge – all were average at best. Even tried the Betty Crocker cookbook’s recipe, they were flat. This receipe is really “the best pancake recipe ever!”.
Do you have this saved in Plan to Eat so it could be shared? I’d love to save this…
Any thoughts on how to convert this to whole grain? Wheat may be too heavy. Maybe Oat flour? Rice flour?
For an easy breakfast out of the freezer, I like to make breakfast burritos ahead and wrap them in foil, then I put them into a ziploc freezer bag & freeze them until needed. I use fresh (boughten) tortillas, and then fill with cooked sausage, scrambled eggs, white or yellows shredded cheese,Ore-Ida brand tater tot “disks”. These are bigger around and flatter than the traditional tater tot shape. And yes, I do bake them by package directions, before putting them into the tortillas. These breakfast burritos are delicious with applesauce, fresh fruit or even your wonderful canned fruit!
Another delicious variation is skip the cheese and use nacho cheese sauce in each one.
Thanks for your blog, I just found it in August! Super Job, Andrea!
Thanks Ann,
I actually have a recipe on my website that sounds pretty similar to your breakfast burrito recipe! I also freeze them for a really quick {and delicious} breakfast option!
Hope you love the pancakes, and in case you’re wondering, here’s a link to my breakfast burrito recipe: http://www.simpleorganizedliving.com/2011/06/08/breakfast-burritos-from-the-freezer/