[gardener247]

whats your recipe for those perfect fluffy pancakes?

mine is
300ml of milk
125g of organic flower
splash of vanilla essence
1 egg

looking for something more tasty though

[Janeymiddlewife]

Try them the American way - basically the same, but separate the eggs (3), fold in the yolks with the milk, then beat the whites until fluffy and fold in gently with a tsp of bicarb, drop small dollops onto the hot pan.
Alternatively, make large pancakes, but add 1oz melted butter and half an ounce of sugar

[Cazzy]

I put up a recipe on another pancake thread...

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=44077.msg517236#msg517236

2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
1/3 cup oil

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl and wet ingredients in a another, then mix wet into dry

[wighty]

But why does the first pancake, whatever recipe you use, never cook 'right' it's only the second , third and laters that turn out okay.  The first one (which I usually end up with ) is always doughy.

[DD.]

I reckon it's because you think the pan is hot, but it's not. It's only once you've managed to burn the first one that the others cook well.

[Trillium]

DD, you actually 'season' the pan with the first burnt offering  You should see the first crepe that comes off the pan; it always looks like it went through the wars.

As for batter, I always add some melted butter, an extra egg, a tsp or 2 of sugar and some baking powder into gardener's basic mix, but leave out the vanilla.

[DD.]

We keep the mix simple, but the quantities have to be precise.

Some flour
Some eggs
Some salt
Some milk

[arugula]

Made some for dinner yesterday, rolled around a leek and bacon stuffing, topped with a white sauce and grated cheese then in the oven. Yum, but what a faff! 

[Lewjam]

Making pancakes is alchemy, the quantities must be precise.

I use

2 Eggs,
Some flour to make a smooth paste that looks good to me
Some milk to make the smooth paste into a batter that looks good to me

Oil and a hot pan - oil in, swirl around and wipe away with a pit of kitchen paper!

My first one came out perfectly this year, however I was using a new tefal pan, im sure you could put superglue into it and it wouldn’t stick heh.

[arugula]

I have been known to buy a new Tefal pan prior to pancake day. 

[matilda duck]

They'll be half price today!!

[arugula]

That's true too! I'm glad I haven't just bought one! 

[jimthejimjim]

Simple is always best I think

1 mug of SR flour
1 mug milk
1 egg

quick and easy