Favorite Pancake Recipes - Scratch or Not

[pamperedposey]

Mmmm... Krusteaz makes great pancakes.

That is my favorite brand too! We get the big bag at Sam's, sometimes with blueberries. Yum! :chef:

 

[JAE]

Hey, thanks so much for all the great tips and ideas. I'll let dh know. Now if I could find some real maple syrup on sale. I'm done buying syrup made from high fructose corn syrup. I had a bunch of maple syrup in the cupboard, but it's time to stock up again. I think I'll make the blueberry sauce from the shortccakes recipe in the new SBRC. Good stuff!

 

[lockhartkitchen]

The ultimate fluffy pancake: substitute seven-up or sprite for the water. It makes restaurant style pancakes. Really!

 

[CookingwithMary]

Re: Breakfast for dinner...one of my favorites meals too. Will be trying the TruckStop pancake recipe, thanks.
Also, DH loves hash brown potatoes, which turn out perfectly in the Exec pans!

 

[MissChef]

I make awesome pancakes!!! Especially when I take the time to do them from scratch! I use a waffle recipe! I beat my egg whites and fold them into the pancake batter! It makes my pancakes soooo incredibly beautiful and fluffy! Yum... this thread is making me crave pancakes!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Hey, thanks so much for all the great tips and ideas. I'll let dh know. Now if I could find some real maple syrup on sale. I'm done buying syrup made from high fructose corn syrup. I had a bunch of maple syrup in the cupboard, but it's time to stock up again. I think I'll make the blueberry sauce from the shortccakes recipe in the new SBRC. Good stuff!

I buy real maple syrup at Costco - for you, probably Sams Club would be the best price. Also, watch, because Meijers brand often goes on sale....I used to be able to find it at Aldi's for a great price, but at least the one by me doesn't carry it any more.:cry: (I refuse to let HFCS in my house!)

I make a great "homemade" Blueberry Syrup. Take a couple cups of fresh or frozen blueberries, put them in a pan, and pour just enough maple syrup to not cover it, but just in line with it (so that the top layer isn't covered). Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and a couple shakes of cinnamon plus. Heat on low until the blueberries have "popped". If you like it a little thicker, add a little cornstarch/water mixture to it, and boil for a minute or two. We like this over ice cream too!

 

[raebates]

I found a great recipe that was on allrecipes.com The are called Truckstop pancakes. They are awesome and make a ton. I make the whole recipe and then freeze the rest so the kids can have them at breakfast before school.

If you still have any of the old PC Toaster Bags, they're great for heating up frozen pancakes. They don't get soggy like they sometimes do in the microwave.

 

[redsoxgirl]

Hey, thanks so much for all the great tips and ideas. I'll let dh know. Now if I could find some real maple syrup on sale. I'm done buying syrup made from high fructose corn syrup. I had a bunch of maple syrup in the cupboard, but it's time to stock up again. I think I'll make the blueberry sauce from the shortccakes recipe in the new SBRC. Good stuff!

That's one of the reasons I love living in New England. Real Vermont Maple Syrup all the time!!! :love:

Maybe see if you can buy it online. There's nothing like it!

I'm on a mission to cut out HFCS also!

 

[JAE]

I buy real maple syrup at Costco - for you, probably Sams Club would be the best price. Also, watch, because Meijers brand often goes on sale....I used to be able to find it at Aldi's for a great price, but at least the one by me doesn't carry it any more.:cry: (I refuse to let HFCS in my house!)

I make a great "homemade" Blueberry Syrup. Take a couple cups of fresh or frozen blueberries, put them in a pan, and pour just enough maple syrup to not cover it, but just in line with it (so that the top layer isn't covered). Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and a couple shakes of cinnamon plus. Heat on low until the blueberries have "popped". If you like it a little thicker, add a little cornstarch/water mixture to it, and boil for a minute or two. We like this over ice cream too!

That sound very good. I love blueberries!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

We had Pumpkin Pancakes for Dinner this evening.:thumbup:

Love them!

 

[kcjodih]

What's HFCS?

 

[wadesgirl]

Re: Breakfast for dinner...one of my favorites meals too.

Will be trying the TruckStop pancake recipe, thanks.
Also, DH loves hash brown potatoes, which turn out perfectly in the Exec pans!

My favorite is to go to Perkins around here and get the platter of pancakes, eggs, sausage, toast. Yummy, fast, filling, fun dinner!

HFCS: Had to figure it out myself: High Fruitose Corn Sryup.

 

[JAE]

What's HFCS?

Even though she was responding to my post, I had to think about that abbreviation, too.

 

[urbnk8]

This was my Grandma's recipe and I make them all the time...they are so yummy!!

2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
4 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4 eggs
2 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. oil

I just mix it all together and pour it on a hot griddle.

 

[JAE]

I better get all these ideas printed up for dh and make sure I have the ingredients before Sunday. We'll have to let everyone know the verdict.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Even though she was responding to my post, I had to think about that abbreviation, too.

HFCS - high fructose corn syrup
another one is PH&HO - partially hydrogentated and hydrogentated oils.

Sorry - I read alot of natural foods and health publications, and have gotten use to their lingo.......

Anyway - I try to stay away, as much as possible, from the above non-ingredients in food. I'm an obsessive label reader!

 

[JAE]

Just had to update you all with the pancake recipe. We've made Becky's pancake recipe a couple times at my house. Tonight, I made them with a few variations. I used whole wheat pastry flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, no salt because I forgot, and I didn't have buttermilk. I used vinegar with milk, but I don't have whole milk so I used about 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream and skim milk to replace the buttermilk. I tasted a tiny bite w/o syrup and could tell the salt was missing.

I made a great blueberry sauce from All recipes – complete resource for recipes and cooking tips. It was so simple.

2 cups blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 T cornstarch
1/3 cup water

In 2 quart sauce pan, mix the sugar and cornstarch. Then slowly add the water. Add the blueberries. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling. Boil for one minute, stirring occasionally. I boiled it for 1 more minute to thicken it up a little. Great for ice cream or cheesecake, too.

 

[cookingwithlove]

I always make homemade. I had the kind of cakes that just absorb all of the syrup and get mushy. This is my mother's recipe I don't know where she got it, we have been eating these on Sunday mornings ever since I can remember:

"Krauss Pancakes"

2C flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
2C milk
2Tbsp melted butter

Whisk dry ingredients together. Make a well and add the milk and eggs. Then add melted butter. Let stand 5 mins before using.


These are my kids' new favorite

Pumpkin Pancakes

2 C flour
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 C milk
1 C pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 Tbsp veg oil
2 Tbsp white vinegar

In a separate bowl mix milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar.
Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
Stir in pumkin mixture until just combined.
2 eggs

 

[Kitchen Diva]

The ultimate fluffy pancake: substitute seven-up or sprite for the water. It makes restaurant style pancakes. Really!

Seriously?!?!? is this an equal substitute, as in if it calls for 1 cup of milk or water use 1 cup of 7-up?

 

[Stephaniecafe]

Sourdough pancakesThese are my favorite!

Sourdough pancakes:
The night before, combine
1/2 cup sourdough starter
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups water

8-12 hours later add:
1/2 cup water,
2T sugar
dash of cinnamon plus
1tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1tsp baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Mix until just combined. Don't mix too long or batter will give you tough pancakes...
cook on a hot griddle (with the executive cookware I don't even need any oil)

I also have a recipe for pancake batter made from whole grains of wheat soaked overnight and blended in the blender with water and egg... those are awesome and whole grain at it's finest! Let me get that one too...

 

[Stephaniecafe]

Blender Whole grain PancakesThis one uses whole grains of wheat. It sounds weird, but makes good pancakes.


soak 1 cup soft red wheat in 3-4 cups warm water overnight, about 8 hours. (soft wheat has a lower protein content and will make light pancakes,while hard red works, but it is a little tricky to get a fluffy end result. I love these with soft white wheat if you can find it.)

Drain wheat well. (don't soak longer than 18 hours, or it will be funky!)

Put wheat and 1 cup organic vanilla soymilk (or regular milk works too!)
Blend 3 minutes on Liquify setting
Leave blender on, just open the little top thing (sorry this is so techincal)
then add 2 eggs
2 T expeller pressed oil (or reg. vegetable oil)
2tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1T honey or 2T sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
dash of cinnamon plus
1/2 tsp fresh orange zest (microplane)

Continue to blend about 2 minutes. Total 5 minutes blending. If you don't blend long enough, the wheat will be chunky instead of a smooth batter.

Pour right from blender onto a hot griddle. Yields about 12 4 inch pancakes.