How to Make Pancakes From Scratch

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The sight of freshly prepared pancakes topped with maple syrup can leave anybody drooling. They have been a popular food for many decades now. If you too prefer fresh food over packaged or store-bought items, then you are on the right page. This Tastessence article brings you some amazing recipes of making pancakes from scratch.

Shrove Tuesday Also known as Pancake day , Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday (day marking the beginning of Lent), where people consume pancakes. It started off as an idea of using up all the leftover fatty and rich foods before the fasting period began. This tradition is over 1000 years old!

What can be better than having some mouth-watering pancakes topped with hot maple syrup along with coffee for breakfast on a Sunday morning? Such bliss! They make yummy breakfast or midday snacks. They are thin, flat, and can be eaten plain or stuffed, topped with syrups, or just dusted with some powdered sugar.

The consistency of the batter used to make pancakes depends on the ingredients used in it, and also the region. In some countries, people prefer to use plain flour, eggs, and milk, while some prefer adding raising agents to it. Some like to use other kinds of flour. Pancakes can be sweet or salty; it completely depends on the maker.

When it comes to pancakes, there are two kinds of people; those who like to make them at home, and those who like to go out and enjoy this meal. If you happen to belong to the former category, then this article is definitely for you! So, get your frying pans out, beat those eggs, and get ready to make some delicious pancakes using the recipes given below.

Recipes for Delicious Pancakes

Homemade Pancakes

Ingredients All-purpose flour, 1 cup Buttermilk, 1 cup Ripe yellow bananas, 2 Egg, 1 Sugar, 2 tbsp. Baking powder, 1 tsp. Salt, ¼ tsp

Method Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the buttermilk, and stir in the egg, butter, and chopped ripe bananas lightly using a fork. Mix it well, but do not mash the bananas too much. Heat a heavy skillet, and drop some butter on it.

Take a large ladle, scoop the ready batter, and pour it onto the hot pan. Give it a quick spread, depending on the thickness desired. Flip the sides and cook until both sides turn golden brown. Your pancake is ready! You can serve it warm or top it with syrup or powdered sugar.

Healthy Pancakes

Ingredients Whole wheat flour, 1 cup Rolled oats, 1 cup Blueberries, 1 cup Mashed ripe banana, 1 Baking powder, 2 tsp. Salt, ½ tsp Maple syrup, 2 tbsp. Eggs, 2 Buttermilk, 1½ cup Melted butter, 5 tbsp.

Method

In a large bowl, sift wheat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, and salt together. Pour in the maple syrup, buttermilk, egg, butter, and banana one by one, while stirring the mixture continuously. Spoon in the blueberries and very lightly stir them in. Heat a griddle and melt some butter on it.

Using a ladle or a cup, pour ¼ cup of the batter onto the griddle and cook until both sides turn golden brown. Serve with an extra serving of maple syrup poured over the pancake and garnish with some blueberries.

Sausage Pancakes #1

Ingredients All-purpose flour, 1 cup Buttermilk, 1 cup Cooked, chopped sausage, ½ pound Egg, 1 Salt, ½ tsp. Cooking oil, 1 tbsp. Baking soda, 1 tsp.

Method Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, and oil. Stir in the dry ingredients, and add sausages. Fold all ingredients very lightly. Pour a ladle full of batter onto a lightly greased hot griddle, and flip the sides until they turn golden brown. Serve warm.

Sausage Pancakes #2

Ingredients for Pancake Wheat flour, 1 cup Whole milk, 1 cup Mushrooms, ½ cup Egg, 1 Oil, 2 tbsp. Sugar, ½ tbsp. Salt, ½ tsp.

Ingredients for Filling

Oil, ½ tbsp. Mushrooms, 1 cup Parsley, ½ cup Garlic, 1 clove Black pepper, 1 tsp. Method In a bowl, whisk eggs with some milk, and gradually add flour, oil, and the remaining milk.

Season with salt, sugar, and pepper. Let the batter stand for an hour. In a fry pan, stir fry sliced mushrooms, add salt, pepper, and parsley. Chop the cooked mushrooms further, and stir them into the batter. Pour ½ cup of batter onto a greased and heated skillet, spread, and cook till both sides turn golden brown. Add the toppings of your choice and serve warm.

Simple, weren't they? Making pancakes from scratch is not that difficult. Now that you know basic method of preparing pancakes from scratch, whisk some flour with milk and eggs and experiment with the filling. You never know, you might just come up with some unique and delicious recipe!