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Stack these fluffy homemade pancakes tall and add a pat of butter and maple syrup for the perfect weekend breakfast. They’re easy to make with pantry ingredients and turn out stellar every single time!
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No one wants to sit down to a plate of thin, tough pancakes! But sometimes that’s how they turn out. It’s a bummer, but it doesn’t have to be that way! This recipe incorporates some tricks I’ve learned to make sure I always get fluffy pancakes when I make them at home. Here’s the lowdown:
- We start by sifting the dry ingredients. This helps make them light and airy—and that helps create that fluffy texture we want in our pancakes.
- Mix just enough to wet the dry ingredients. It’s totally fine if there are a few lumps and streaks of flour in the bowl after mixing. If you mix too much, the gluten in the flour over-develops, and this creates dense, tough pancakes with less rise.
- Let the batter sit for 5 minutes. During this time, the dry ingredients will absorb the wet ingredients, thickening your batter. And this means that when you pour the batter into the pan, it won’t spread out, resulting in thin pancakes.
Variations
As written, this recipe will give you your classic homemade pancakes, perfect for piling on the toppings. But if you want to switch things up a bit, here are some ideas:
- To make these pancakes a little healthier, use whole wheat flour, or do half white flour and half whole wheat.
- For some fruity additions, fold in chopped strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries. (Or make these Blueberry Pancakes!)
- Make them more fun with chocolate chips or sprinkles.
- Enhance the flavor of this recipe by adding vanilla or almond extract.
Try These Pancake Recipes Next!
Whether it’s my homemade waffle recipe , breakfast casserole, or French toast casserole, we sure love our weekend breakfasts in our house, but pancakes have a special place in my heart!
- For another classic (and fluffy!) pancake recipe, try these old-fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes.
- Coconut Flour Pancakes are a great option if you’re on a grain-free diet.
- Your kids will flip if you make this Pancake Cereal for breakfast. Super fun!
- If you want your breakfast to taste like a treat, these Nutella Pancakes are just the ticket.
Fluffy Homemade Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
Instructions
- Sift together the dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry mix. Add the wet ingredients-the egg, milk, and butter.
- Lightly whisk the batter together until just mixed. The batter will have small lumps. Let sit 5 minutes while your skillet heats up.
- Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the skillet. With large skillet on medium-high heat add 1/4 cup of pancake batter to the skillet.
- Let cook until bubbles form on the surface and edges are dry.
- Flip and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
- Top for butter, powdered sugar, and pure maple syrup to serve!
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These came out so good. I added blueberries in. Yum!
My pancakes came out great!!!!
I followed the recipe and I don’t know what I didn’t wrong, the taste was great but they were not fluffy. None of the items were expired and I didn’t not over mix. The mixture was running and my pancakes turned out very thin.
I just doubled the batch to make these. Turned out EXTREMELY liquidy. Wish I could post a picture. Even added more flour and they were just not fixable. What a waste of ingrediEnts. I never leave comments but this made me mad! Not sure where I went wrong?? Followed the recipe exactly as written
Very fluffy, light and tasty pancakes😋. Must try won’t be disappointed.
I’m not too sure what I did wrong but these were SO salty. I swear I followed the recipe perfectly. I had to throw out the entire batch. I’m adding 1/2 teaspoon salt next time.
Really easy and very tasty! Added a tsp of vanilla and made them with kamut flour. I took your suggestion and did half and half flour!
Easy and good! Made a large batch of the dry ingredients to store for later use.
Wow! Probably THE best pancakes I’ve ever made! Just the perfect amount of crispiness to the edges and a fluffy and buttery center. I cut up small pieces of strawberries and placed them in some of the batter. Otherwise topped with a little bit of fig preserves on the other pancakes. Absolutely superb!
Thank you SO much! I am thrilled you loved the recipe!!
Delicious and fluffy only thing I added was a teaspoon of vanilla. Not salty at all.
Wonderful! I am so happy to hear you liked them 🙂
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I must say, this recipe is amazing, I love the texture and flavor. I like a buttery taste in my pancakes but not too much. This recipe has the right amount butter flavor. My children always have sleepovers and this is my go to recipe all the time. It is a BIG HIT!! It is very soft they don’t even need to use knifes to cut their pancakes.
Hi! I am thinking of making these this week And I am lactose intolerant. If I use almond milk and lactose free butter will it change anything in terms of measurements? Also any recommendations on how to sift without a sifter? Thanks!
I just use a mesh strainer since I already have one and I don’t have room in my small kitchen for a ton of utensils like that! I put a bit of flour in the strainer, shake it until all the flour has fallen through into the bowl, add more flour and repeat.
the best ones I have tasted yet! thank u for sharing!
I love to hear that! Try adding in a handful of chocolate chips next time. So good!
Not sure why, but mine turned out more like biscuits. I called them biscuit pancakes 😆 I followed the recipe and measurements exactly other than not putting in the full amount of salt. It tasted pretty good though, hubby liked them a lot.
Hmmm….Maybe your baking powder was bad? It goes bad after a while. Also, I let my batter sit for about 5-10 minutes before making them. Try that!
This is by far MY favorite from scratch recipe I’ve tried! I’ve tried many!! My family loves a good stack on Saturday mornings, personally I’m not a pancake fan. But these!! These converted me! Thank you for sharing💖
Wow! We are so happy to hear that you are a converted pancake lover now 🙂 Hope you and your family enjoy these pancakes every Saturday!
-From the All Things Mamma Team
These were delicious,, but a little salty. Would definitely make again.
We are glad to hear that you enjoyed! 🙂
-From the All Things Mamma Team
We are glad you enjoyed! You can leave out the salt, or use less if you’d like.
-From the All Things Mamma Team
i tried the recipe as is, but highly recommend using less salt. 1 teaspoon is ALOT and with less sugar you can definitely taste it.
I think you can leave it out if you’d like.
Making these on the weekend. Is it ok to substitute in some whole wheat flour for all-purpose and still get fluffy pancakes?
Pancakes are a huge comfort food for me! This recipe is absolutely delicious!