Pancake Mix Recipe Without Scales

Simple, soft, fluffy pancakes, an essentialthat everyone should know. You’ve been good all week. Go on. You deserve freshly made homemade pancakes for breakfast tomorrow!

Homemade pancakes shouldn’t be complicated. It doesn’t matter if they come out wonky or with a splotchy surface instead of being a beautiful, even golden brown – after all, they’ll get smothered in toppings.

No buttermilk, no baking soda / bi carb, no yoghurt. You only need baking soda for an extra fluff boost when you have add ins in pancakes, like Blueberry Pancakes, because it weighs the batter down.

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Homemade pancakes aren’t complicated to make, but sometimes it’s that much more appealing if there’s a ready made mix in the cupboard, just like the ones you can buy at the store!

Just measure out the dry ingredients and pop them in a ziplock bag, jar or airtight container, then when you want to make fresh pancakes, just add the wet ingredients!

To make a handy shake ‘n pour bottle like pictured above, you’ll need a 1.5L/1.5Qt+ bottle to leave enough headroom for the required liquids + shaking. I mix the wet ingredients in a jug then pour it in then shake away!

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Now, go forth and elevate your morning by making a big stack of these soft, fluffy, golden pancakes! TELL ME what you top YOURS with!

Recipe video above. Simple, fluffy pancakes made from scratch, an essential that everyone should know! These are soft and fluffy, easy to make, and not too sweet so you can go wild with toppings. The key is getting the batter consistency right so it is easy to spread but doesn't spread too thinly so you get nice fluffy pancakes.

1. Flour: The flour and baking powder can be replaced with 2 cups + 1 tbsp self raising flour. The flour can also be substituted with whole wheat flour.

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2. STOVE TEMP: The trick with pancakes is getting the stove temp perfect - it should take 30 seconds for the bubbles to appear then 30 - 45 seconds on the other side until golden, 1 minute per pancake. So adjust as you cook, and if you're impatient like me, get 2 pans going at the same time!

3. Some TOPPINGS: Butter, maple syrup, fruit sauces, jam, cream, lemon juice + sugar (this is terrific), bacon + maple syrup (heart attack risk is worth it), yoghurt, macerated strawberries (1 cup chopped strawberries tossed with 1 tbsp white sugar, leave for 10 minutes = strawberries in red juice, see photo in post).

4. PRE-MADE PANCAKE MIX: Place the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar in a ziplock bag, large jar or bottle. Then add the egg, vanilla and milkwhen you want to make up a batch of pancakes! If you want to be able to add the liquids into the jar or bottle then pour the batter straight into the pan, it will need to be1.5L/1.5Qt or greater. The bottled pictured in post is a 2 litre milk carton (only dry ingredients are in it).

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5. Nutrition per pancake assuming only half the butter is consumed (because most is wiped off), excluding toppings because I cannot be held responsible for how much you load up your pancakes! And yes, this recipe makes 13 pancakes. Because it's just how my recipes seem to go - always a weird number.

Oh wait. I don’t want to gross you out, but after I wrote this post, I almost slipped on a puddle of drool when I was cleaning that area.Ewwwwww!

I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!If you love fluffy and soft pancakes, this really is the Best Pancake Recipe! Made from pantry staples, these pancakes are the perfect breakfast recipe.

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We love breakfast! This pancake recipe is made very often at our house, but we also love these Cinnamon Muffins or a good Breakfast Casserole!

But somehow, I’ve avoided sharing my favorite pancake recipe – the one that we make on a weekly basis in our house. I guess that’s technically a lie, since I did use it for some Yogurt Pancake Bites several years ago, but these pancakes needed a spot of their own.

These are the pancakes I ate as a kid. And that I hope my kids make for their kids one day. They are easy, and they are so, so good.

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The biggest reason I love these pancakes so much is that they are made from pantry staples. Sure, I love a good buttermilk pancake. But I don’t always have buttermilk on hand. This pancake recipe has saved me many times when I didn’t have a plan for dinner and it had been much too long since I had been to the grocery store. Even when I can’t make many other things, I can almost always make pancakes.

There is one trick that sets these pancakes apart from other pancakes. I use the same trick for my waffle recipe, and believe me – it makes all the difference!

The secret? Whipping your egg whites. Instead of just mixing in the whole egg, you separate the yolks and the whites. The yolks get mixed in, but the egg whites get beaten until they have stiff peaks. This means that when you take the beater out, the egg whites will stand up on their own. You can do this by hand, but it will take a lot of muscle. I usually just use a hand mixer and it only takes a minute or two.

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Once you have your egg whites whipped, you can gently mix them into the batter. It’s the secret to these fluffy, soft pancakes.

To mix the whites in, I like to take some of the egg whites, about 1/3 of them, and stir them into your batter. You don’t have to be super gentle – this first step with lighten up the batter and make it so that you can easily fold in the remaining whites without being heavy handed. Once those are mixed in, then gently fold in the remaining whites.

Can you skip this egg white step and just mix in the whole egg with the liquid ingredients? Definitely! But trust me – you will notice a difference. And you’ll realize the extra 3 minutes it takes to whip the egg whites is totally worth it.

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These pancakes can be made ahead of time and then stored in the refrigerator. I prefer reheating in the microwave or toaster over the stovetop, although all will work. I do think the pancakes get tougher with a second turn on the stove, though.

To freeze the pancakes, lay them on a baking sheet in a single layer and transfer to the freezer just until frozen. Then you can stack them and store them in a freezer safe container of your choice.

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Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.

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