Pancakes Thin Recipe

This thin pancake recipe yields soft, thin pancakes with crispy edges. Still fluffy inside, you can easily eat a whole stack of these!

I’m pretty excited. For a long time, I felt as though I have been chasing another unicorn. I have been trying to come up with my perfect pancake recipe for months and months, and I am so happy to say that I think I have finally come up with The One.

I am so particular about my pancakes, because more often than not, it seems as though people think that pancakes should be a breakfast food, cooked on a griddle, that resembles an actual cake. Some of these pancake recipes cook up so fluffy and thick, that you eat 5 bites and think, what is happening here? I am already full. And my stomach is getting uncomfortable. Are they expanding in my stomach even as we speak?!

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My ideal pancakes are somewhere between a crepe and a pancake. I love thin and crispy pancakes that are super buttery (which is what makes those crispy edges!). This recipe hits every single one! I could not have been happier, and you certainly can’t say that you don’t get

1. These cook super quickly, so don’t plan on making a fruit salad or anything while you’re doing these. I was doing full griddles of pancakes about every 2 minutes or so.

2. As written, this recipe doesn’t make a ton. It was enough for the 2.5 of us, so adjust accordingly. The amount in the pictures was the full recipe.

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3. Some people say they have to add a little more milk to get them right. I think this has something to do with the humidity where I live. Start with 1 1/2 cups milk and add until you get the consistency you’d like.

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1/1/11 - Just a quick update on my profie, considering its been a few years since I updated. I still love to cook and we are currently looking for a new house, preferably another old house, but one with a larger kitchen. I have recently had some GI issues which are causing me to look differently at . In the next few months you will start to see me post some new recipes that will be good, healthy and appropriate to those who suffer from digestive problems and IBS.

I live in Michigan at this time, but have lived in several different states and countries. I like to cook and have recently been striving to cook healthy. I am an artist and therapist by profession. I enjoy walking, reading and making cards. I am also presently working on another degree to add to my collection of two bachelors and two masters degrees. The latest challenge is an online degree in small business management.

I believe I probably cook in one of the smallest kitchens around. We live in an official bungalow, is even listed on the national registry. However, bungalow must mean very small, we nicknamed our house the hobbit house. The kitchen is equipped with a 1929 mini stove, limited pot space on the stove. We recently got a new refrigerator - almost standard size, except shorter - the old coil on the outside one died. I have so little room, I store the majority of my cooking items and can goods in the basement. My challenge is to be the best chef I can, despite my cooking environment. Some day I will have my dream kitchen, in the meantime, it is a snap to reach from the sink, to the stove, to the frig.!Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See my Disclosure Policy for more information.

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Learn how to make the perfect thin pancakes. Easy to do tips and tricks to get delicious and lacy pancakes. Quick and simple recipe.

Generally I think of a crêpes as being richer than British pancakes. Crêpes may contain cream (instead of milk), sugar and butter. In contrast, English pancake recipes can call for water or semi-skimmed (low fat) milk.

While I don't use cream or butter in this recipe, I do use whole milk (full fat). I also add a teaspoon of sugar.

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You only need a handful of ingredients to make thin pancakes from scratch. And once you've made this recipe a few times, you might find yourself easily making pancakes from memory.

Next, whisk in the rest of the milk and oil until you have a pancake batter that resembles the consistency of whipping cream.

First things first. Preheat, preheat, preheat. Make sure your pan is evenly nice and hot before you start cooking the pancakes. If the pan isn't hot enough, the recipe won't work.

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Add on a bit of butter, and quickly swirl it around the pan. Then pour on the pancake batter and quickly swirl it around.

TIP: I always pour on the pancake batter using a measuring cup, so I end up with consistently-sized pancakes. I use just under ¼ cup of batter for a 12-inch pan. Pouring batter out from the tip of a scooped shaped measuring cup will give you more control.

Because these pancakes are so thin, they cook for about 30-45 seconds on each side. Also, they are delicate. So once the first side is done, gently give the pan a shake to release the pancake, and carefully flip it.

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TIP: If you accidentally make a small rip in your pancake while flipping (usually caused by the edge of your spatula), you can quickly dab on a bit of pancake batter with a spoon to seal the rip, and allow the batter to cook. See? no rips below.

Making thin pancakes are quick and easy. It's one of those recipes that your grandma's grandma might have made. You don't need fancy ingredients or equipment to make thin pancakes.

But I will tell you that if you want picture perfect thin pancakes, there are a few tools on the market that will help you easily impress anyone with your pancake perfection.

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If you can get yourself a non-stick crepe pan, it will make flipping your pancake so much easier. The edges are lower and shaped in a way that you can easily shift your pancake around to get your spatula underneath the pancake.

(A well seasoned cast-iron crepe pan also works great. This is the one I normally use. While I didn't use it for these thin pancakes, you can see it in use for these crepes.)

In the recipe I state that you can just swirl the pancake batter around your pan. While you can do that, a crepe spreader will help you achieve perfect thin pancakes.

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I made this round pancake below with the help of a crepe spreader. That's the only way I could get these reliably photogenic.

TIP: A crepe spreader helps you quickly and evenly spread the pancake batter out, giving you 1) perfectly round pancakes and 2) evenly thin pancakes.

Because the pan is buttered and hot when you pour on the batter, without a crepe spreader, you really only have a few seconds to swirl the batter around.

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Once the pancake batter hits the pan, it immediately will start to thicken and cook. It's hard to get the batter to move to where you want it to be, without a crepe spreader.

Buttering the pan before you add on the batter helps your thin pancakes get the beautiful lacy patterns on it. In the instructions I say to swirl the pan around to spread the melted butter before adding on the pancake batter.

That method works, but to make sure butter reaches every surface of the pan, I always use a silicone brush. Though people will wipe melted butter around with a paper towel, I find that tricky to do on a hot pan.

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TIP: To get the laciest pancake, I always use a silicone brush to spread the melted butter evenly. The silicone brush helps butter get across the entire surface of the pan much quicker, cleaner and easier.

My favorite toppings to keep this a simple breakfast is to use a squeeze of