Pancakes from Scratch

Name: Pancakes from Scratch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¾ cup whole milk; 1 egg; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; ½ cup blueberries, or more to taste

Rating: 3.65 stars

23 Ratings
26 Reviews
6 Photos

My grandfather's recipe for thick and amazing pancakes! Serve with real maple syrup.

By Kaylee Sawyer

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

10 mins

cook:

15 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¾ cup whole milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
½ cup blueberries, or more to taste (Optional)

Directions

Step 1
Mix flour and baking powder together in a small bowl. Mix milk, egg, and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil together in a large bowl. Stir flour mixture into milk mixture until batter is smooth. Set aside to allow batter to thicken, about 1 minute.

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Step 2
Heat about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, add blueberries, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining oil and batter.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

290 calories; protein 7.2g; carbohydrates 35.6g; fat 13.4g; cholesterol 51.1mg; sodium 402.5mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (26)

Most helpful positive review

Lauren Anne Powell

11/01/2014

Awesome! Pancakes cooked perfectly! I would like to make a bucket version soon. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Elizabeth Marie Ingham

10/19/2014

They seem to be missing something other than just vanilla extract. Read More

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(8)

23 Ratings

5 star values: 8
4 star values: 6
3 star values: 5
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 3

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Elizabeth Marie Ingham

10/19/2014

They seem to be missing something other than just vanilla extract. Read More

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Lauren Anne Powell

11/01/2014

Awesome! Pancakes cooked perfectly! I would like to make a bucket version soon. Read More

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Melanie Bentley Moore

09/29/2014

Best pancakes ever! So simple I made them again with Apple- fantastic! Never buying boxed pancakes again! Read More

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kristaann_94

02/28/2016

I made these and for some reason they were extremely thick and felt like there was way too much baking powder? I am not sure because I made a large batch and they were very dense and I had to add extra milk and an egg Read More

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KingPlatypus89

07/21/2015

So I kept the measurements the same but substituted whole wheat flower coconut oil and almond milk. Easily the best pancakes I've ever made. The batter didn't cling to anything like it usually does which always irritates me. Thanks for the recipe! Read More

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Susan Bohdan

02/19/2016

I only used 1 TBS of oil. The dough was extremely thick so I added 1/2 cup more milk. We do not use whole milk so I substituted half and half. And they are good without any sugar! Read More

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Anonymous

10/14/2017

They were very good but pretty thick and cakey. I added some vanilla to the batter but wished I had added about a tablespoon of sugar as well. I would make them again with those additions. Read More

Jordan Possehl

02/03/2019

had to add more oil and milk Read More

Bog

01/06/2020

Very easy recipe to make came out more as a hot cake than pancake but we're very good... next time I make this I'm going to add flavorings such as maple raspberry or lemon... Read More

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They seem to be missing something other than just vanilla extract.

Awesome! Pancakes cooked perfectly! I would like to make a bucket version soon.

Best pancakes ever! So simple I made them again with Apple- fantastic! Never buying boxed pancakes again!

I only used 1 TBS of oil. The dough was extremely thick so I added 1/2 cup more milk. We do not use whole milk so I substituted half and half. And they are good without any sugar!

They were very good but pretty thick and cakey. I added some vanilla to the batter but wished I had added about a tablespoon of sugar as well. I would make them again with those additions.

had to add more oil and milk

Very easy recipe to make came out more as a hot cake than pancake but we're very good... next time I make this I'm going to add flavorings such as maple raspberry or lemon...