The basic pancake is made from a simple batter of eggs, flour, milk and baking powder for leavening. You can use different types of flour if you want to experiment with whole wheat or buckwheat. And you can also add fruit to the mixture. The batter can be made from scratch in about the pancake batter from scratch time it takes to make toast.
The most time-consuming part of making pancakes, of course, is cooking them. For The Uninitiated, A Pancake Primer. The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. In a bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
2 cups milk, then stir in 2 tablespoons melted cooled butter, if using it. If batter seems thick, add a little more milk. Place a teaspoon or 2 of butter or oil on griddle or skillet. When butter foam subsides or oil shimmers, ladle batter onto griddle or skillet, making pancakes of any size you like. Flip pancakes after bubbles rise to surface and bottoms brown, after 2 to 4 minutes.