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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast Recipes

    Published: May 31, 2020 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    Easy Fluffy Pancakes

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    Delicious soft and fluffy pancakes are what we all dream of, and with this recipe, you can make dreams a reality! This simple pancake recipe is one to come back to time and time again.

    a stack of fluffy pancakes on a white plate

    I love pancakes, it's true. Look at my bank records and you'll see all of the times we've ordered Denny's to go or had it delivered, and then cross-reference it with my order receipts. You'll see pancakes on it every single time!

    Unfortunately, I have yet to master making Denny's copycat pancakes. But, I have been able to get a great deal of other tasty pancakes recipes perfected and this is one of the many to come.

    With this momma not being remotely close to a morning person, we often have pancakes for dinner instead. If we do have morning pancakes, it's as simple of a recipe as I can get (or a boxed mix) simply because I don't have a grasp on reality in the mornings, haha. (Or at least until after my coffee sets in).

    This recipe is actually fairly simple. The egg white is beaten separately, but an electric mixer does the work while I mix everything else and within 5 minutes it's ready for the hot skillet. Sounds complicated, but trust me, it's not nearly as crazy as it may sound.

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments
    a close up of fluffy pancakes with berry syrup on top

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Self-rising flour
    • Milk
    • Egg
    • Vanilla
    • Cinnamon
    • Vegetable oil
    • Salt
    • Baking soda

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • Skillet
    • Whisk
    • Mixing Bowls
    • Spatula
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to make fluffy pancakes with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    Heat your griddle or skillet over medium high heat and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

    Separate your egg yolk from egg white and whip the egg white until stiff peaks form (about 3 minutes with an electric mixer).

    two bowls of ingredients needed to make fluffy pancakes

    Meanwhile, mix the egg yolk, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, vegetable oil, and milk in another bowl.

    whisked pancake batter and a bowl of whipped egg whites

    Fold in the egg white, gently.

    folding the egg white into the pancake batter

    Continue until incorporated.

    pancake batter ready for cooking

    Scoop the batter by the ¼ cup measure onto the prepared pan or griddle and cook until the edges look dry and the bubbles leave holes in the center.

    a tray full of golden brown fluffy pancakes

    Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown.

    a tray full of pancakes

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    Make sure you don't drop any batter onto your skillet or griddle until it has been warm for at least a good minute or two. Applying batter to a cold pan can lead to sticking, undercooked, rubbery, or just plain SAD pancakes.

    You don't have to whip the egg white separately. You can just mix everything together and call it a day. But, I really do recommend the egg whipping because it helps to add height to the pancakes.

    Not only that, but it helps them to melt in your mouth with a super soft texture and the little air bubbles.

    💭 FAQs

    What if I don't have self rising flour?

    You can make your own by mixing 1 cup of all purpose flour with 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt. Simply mix those ingredients together in a bowl and use as you would the self rising flour.

    Why are my pancakes not fluffy?

    There are so many underlying reasons for why this could be but some of the biggest contributors to non-fluffy pancakes include:
    Overmixed batter. You want the batter to have no lumps, but to not be over mixed. Sifting in the flour helps a lot! Fold in the egg whites gently and know it's okay is clobs of white egg white mixture aren't fully incorporated into the mix.
    Your ingredients are old. We tossed out baking soda that was 2 years past the expiration date that we had still been using and surprise- a huge difference was made in your baking results. Old flour and leavening agents can make a huge difference. Remember they only have a few months shelf life after being opened.

    a fork full of a bite of fluffy pancakes with berry syrup on top

    Other incredibly delicious pancake recipes to check out

    • Muffin Mix Pancakes
    • Simple Berry Syrup
    • (Copycat) Denny's Pancake Recipe
    • Pancakes in a Mug
    • The BEST Sweet Cream Pancakes
    • Simple Crepes (with Pancake Mix)

    📖 Recipe

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    5 from 1 vote

    Easy Fluffy Pancakes

    Delicious soft and fluffy pancakes are what we all dream of, and with this recipe, you can make dreams a reality! This simple pancake recipe is one to come back to time and time again.
    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Servings: 10 pancakes
    Calories: 86kcal
    Cost Recipe $0.68 / Serving $0.14
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    Equipment

    • Skillet
    • Whisk
    • Mixing Bowls
    • Spatula
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup sifted self-rising flour ($0.25)
    • 1 cup milk ($0.19)
    • 1 egg ($0.08)
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla ($0.04)
    • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil ($0.06)
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda ($0.01)
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon *optional ($0.05)
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Grease and heat a skillet or griddle over medium high heat.
    • Separate your egg white from the yolk. Beat the egg white until stiff peaks form.
    • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, oil, baking soda, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and egg yolk until smooth.
    • Fold in the egg white.
    • Scoop the batter by the ¼ cup and drop it onto your hot skillet or griddle. Cook until edges look done and bubbles form on the top. Flip and cook other side until golden brown.

    Notes

    Tips for fluffy pancakes #1 never squish the pancake with the back of the spatula as you're cooking it. If the outsides are cooking faster than the middle, turn the heat down. Tip #2 If you feel any resistance until the pancake when you go to flip it, it's not ready to be flipped. A perfectly cooked pancake will lift easily off of the pan and onto your spatula.
     
    You can make your own self rising flour by mixing 1 cup of all purpose flour with 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt. Simply mix those ingredients together in a bowl and use as you would the self rising flour.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 10g | Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.7g | Protein: 2.7g | Fat: 3.3g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 19.1mg | Sodium: 256.2mg | Potassium: 62.4mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1.4g | Vitamin A: 8.5IU | Calcium: 76.4mg | Iron: 0.7mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
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    1. Agnes says

      October 08, 2020 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      Awesome!!! Only way it could've been improved was I found it a tad too salty with 1/4 tsp salt. Gonna put less next time. But this is a steady recipe!

      Reply
      • NicoleDurham says

        October 13, 2020 at 9:16 am

        Ah yes, salt can be omitted if using self rising flour because salt is already in the flour mixture. But it's all about preferences and once that syrup hits a lot of the saltiness you might taste disappears under the sweet sticky syrup.

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