How to make a pancake

Posted by on Jan 10th, 2012 in Recipes

Pancake is a flat and thin cake prepared using batter in pan. All over the world, pancakes have huge foodie fans but there are variations in preparation between different regions. Let us see how to make pancakes.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Calories: 220

Ingredients:

The ingredients used for pancake preparation are quite simple and are always found in your kitchen.

  • 1 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter (or 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil)

Preparation:

Ingredients give the flavor. To get fluffy and soft pancakes, it is necessary to mix the ingredients in right proportion. Blend the batter thoroughly to make it soft.

  1. The all-purpose flour must be stirred or sifted well.
  2. Mix all-purpose flour, baking powder, granulated sugar and salt.
  3. Whisk egg and milk in a separate bowl.
  4. Combine flour mixture with egg and milk.
  5. Mix until you get a smooth batter without forming any lumps. If the batter becomes too thick to pour, add little water to get the consistency.
  6. Heat the pan in a medium low heat.
  7. Grease the pan with butter.
  8. Put the batter in the hot pan.
  9. When bubbles are forming in the surface, turn to other side.
  10. Take 1 or 2 minutes until it turns golden brown in color.
  11. Serve it hot.

Serving:

What we saw above is just a simple pancake recipe. But if you got it right, then you can add different ingredients to bring various delicious pan cakes in your plate. You can add little (1/2 teaspoon) of baking soda for betterment.

To experiment with variations of pancakes try to sprinkle new ingredients on the top of pancake or mix with the batter. Here I have listed few ingredients of my choice. Don’t get restricted to it. Try out what you like.

  • Add sliced fresh or dry fruits on top of pancake
  • Pour maple syrup on top of cooked pancake.
  • Add grated chocolate pieces
  • Add grated cheese on top of the pancake or just add grated cheese when it is half cooked.
  • Sprinkle walnuts (finely chopped)on top of pancake
  • Add honey on top of the pancake or mix a little honey with the batter.
  • Mix vanilla syrup or any other flavor syrup in batter

You can also try with peanut, crepes and the list just goes on endless. Enjoy tasting Pancakes! This is a basic pancake recipe that everyone can make easily.

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