A for American Pancake

The quintessential American breakfast, apart from cereal, consists of pancakes. Drenched in syrup, this hot, fluffy, fried floury goodness is loved by one and all, young or old.

Pancakes come in many varieties like sweet or savory, plain or blueberry, with maple syrup or with strawberries, with cheese or with chopped veggies and so on. However, the basic recipe remains the same and the rest are just additions or simple substitutes. What I will be sharing here is the basic recipe which, although initially sourced from various sources, is now my own recipe with adjusted quantities.

The NY Connection

While I was in New York, I had the chance to taste the original version at a cute breakfast place just round the corner from my hotel. They were mini pancakes smothered with maple syrup. Yum! Eating them fresh from the oven with hot coffee is the stuff ideal holiday breakfasts are made of. Since then, pancakes – American style – have become a breakfast staple at my home. Here’s the recipe I use.

Ingredients:

Flour – 1.5 cups (~180 gms.)

Milk – 1.25 cups (~250ml)

Eggs – 2 small

Sugar – 1 tbsp.

Salt – ¾ tsp.

Baking powder – 2.5 tsp.

Butter – 1.5 tbsp, melted

Oil – for frying

The above ingredients are enough for 12 pancakes of about 6cm dia. each.

Method:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl with a whisk (I feel that creates a more homogeneous mixture).
2. Add the milk and the eggs and mix well. However, do not beat too hard.
3. Finally add the melted butter making sure its not hot or it will curdle the egg. End result should be a smooth batter.
4. Heat a flat frying pan and the lightly oil it (preferably with a silicon brush).
5. Once the oil is hot, ladle the batter – about 5 tbsp. for one pancake – onto the pan and let it fry for about 3-4 minutes. Then the pancake and fry the other side for a couple of minutes. Both sides should be light brown at the end.
6. Enjoy the hot and fluffy pancakes with chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup, or any sweet syrup at that.

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That’s it, the easy and quick recipe for American pancakes! If you try it out, do let me know how it turns out.

This post was written for Blogchatter A2Z challenge; Day 1 – Letter “A”.