Basic Pancake Mix Recipe

3 Servings
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Say goodbye to Aunt Jemima, once you taste these homemade pancakes I think you'll agree they're much better than the boxed kind! Add a bit of vanilla or fruit (frozen blueberries work well) to make them extra special. If you want, mix up the dry ingredients in advance and give it away as a gift (with instructions on how to finish making the pancakes) or just store it for even quicker pancakes on Sunday mornings.

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Basic Pancake Mix Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour	1 1/4 -1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons sugar	2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder	1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda	2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions for Basic Pancake Mix Recipe

In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk.
Start with 1 1/4 cups milk, adding up to another 1/4 cup if necessary, as you mix it with the flour.
Add the two eggs, vanilla if using and oil, whisking until mixed but still a bit lumpy.
Heat a frying pan (if it is not non-stick, you will need to melt a bit of butter or oil in it) and when hot, pour in some pancake mix.
How much depends on how experienced you are at flipping pancakes and how big you want them. We do about 1/4 cup a time for small, easy-to-flip pancakes but you could make this as much as 1/2 cup of pancake mix.
If you are adding fruit, I like to sprinkle it on top of the pancake now.
When the pancake starts to bubble on top and is golden brown on the cooked side, turn it and continue cooking until both sides are golden brown.
The first pancake is always a bit of a test so adjust the batter by adding more flour if you need to make it thicker or more milk if you want a thinner pancake. In either case, just add a few spoonfuls at a time until you get it right.
Repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter. You may need to adjust the heat as pan tends to get hotter as you keep making pancakes.
Keep the cooked pancakes covered with a tea towel, to keep them warm while you finish cooking the rest.

Main Ingredient: FlourCuisine: American

Ingredient Insight - look inside this recipe

All-Purpose Flour

Baking Powder

Baking soda

Eggs

Milk

Salt

Sugar

Vanilla

Vegetable oil

Winter Breakfast Gifts make powder first American Flour

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I had the worst pancakes ever in a diner last weekend so these were a JOY! So simple to put together and cook, they took seconds (but then aagian I did have a skillet). Hooray for this recipe!!

biskityas
on Feb 17 2008 5:40AM

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This is my wife Linda's favorite pancake recipe.

warnerjim
on Nov 8 2007 10:22AM

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i loved this pancake recipe me and my best friend made this into waffles and it was delicious an idea i have is put food coloring in it ecspecially if you have little kids like i do I LOVE WAFFLES

alyzan
on Sep 22 2007 1:08PM

add ripe mashed bananas

raingoddess
on May 13 2007 5:01PM

Wow. These were so fresh and delicious. My husband was totaly wowed by this recipe. This is a recipe that i think i will stick to for life. It was so simple and quick that with having a baby cooking long meals doesn't fit in my schedule. Thank you jim for allowing me to use your recipe.

AndriaRoper
on Mar 31 2007 3:33PM

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Easy, handy, and inexpensive!

KarylB
on Mar 30 2007 8:12AM

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This is my wife Linda''s favorite pancake recipe. My kids loved this. I ran out of bisquick and tried this and my kids said don't buy the box stuff again.

lelly
on Mar 1 2007 5:02PM

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This is my wife Linda's favorite pancake recipe.

lelly
on Mar 1 2007 5:01PM

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My 4 year old daughter liked them. I thought they were good too but I prefer a thicker, fluffier pancake. Like the ones at IHOP.

jodilyn
on Aug 27 2006 11:49PM

This is my wife Linda's favorite pancake recipe. [I posted this recipe.]