Simple, soft, fluffy pancakes, an essential that everyone should know. You’ve been good all week. Go on. You deserve freshly made homemade pancakes for breakfast tomorrow!
Pancakes recipe
Homemade pancakes shouldn’t be complicated. It doesn’t matter if they come out wonky or with a splotchy surface instead of being a beautiful, even golden brown – after all, they’ll get smothered in toppings.
But they should be soft and fluffy. And in my world, not too sweet. Because….you know. Toppings. Load up on toppings!
Any day starting with homemade pancakes is a GREAT day!
What goes in homemade pancakes
This is what you need:
flour
baking powder
sugar
egg
milk
vanilla extract – optional
No buttermilk, no baking soda / bi carb, no yoghurt. You only need baking soda for an extra fluff boost when you have add ins in pancakes, like Blueberry Pancakes, because it weighs the batter down.
And of course TOPPINGS! Why limit yourself to just butter and maple syrup? See below for all sorts of ideas!
Pancakes Toppings – what to put on pancakes
Butter and maple syrup – the classic!
Maple syrup alternatives – honey, golden syrup and other sweet syrups suitable for eating raw
Lemon and sugar – one of my favourites! Light sprinkle of sugar and a squeeze of lemon
Strawberries and cream! Pictured below – layer it up like a cake, sandwiching the pancakes with whipped cream and sliced strawberries, then finish with a dusting of icing sugar / powdered sugar;
Sinfully rich sauces – like caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, butterscotch sauce, peanut sauce, anything!
Lemon curd, fruit compotes and sauces – like blueberry sauce (try the one in this Blueberry Cheesecake), Strawberry Sauce (use the one in this Strawberry Cheesecake) or try the warm apple topping in this Apple French Toast
BACON and maple syrup – YES!
Sprinkle of nuts
Fresh fruit – chop it, pile over pancakes with cream!
Ice cream – add a scoop onto a stack and drizzle with maple syrup, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce. Don’t forget the whipped cream!
Dusting of cinnamon and sugar
Pro tip: Keep a STANDBY PANCAKE MIX!
Homemade pancakes aren’t complicated to make, but sometimes it’s that much more appealing if there’s a ready made mix in the cupboard, just like the ones you can buy at the store!
Just measure out the dry ingredients and pop them in a ziplock bag, jar or airtight container, then when you want to make fresh pancakes, just add the wet ingredients!
To make a handy shake ‘n pour bottle like pictured above, you’ll need a 1.5L/1.5Qt+ bottle to leave enough headroom for the required liquids + shaking. I mix the wet ingredients in a jug then pour it in then shake away!
Now, go forth and elevate your morning by making a big stack of these soft, fluffy, golden pancakes! TELL ME what you top YOURS with! – Nagi xx
Watch How To Make It
Simple Fluffy Pancakes recipe video!
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Simple, Fluffy Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain / all purpose flour (Note 1)
- 4 tsp baking powder NOT baking soda / bi-carb (Note 1)
- 1/4 cup white sugar (caster / super fine is best but not essential)
- Pinch of salt
- 1 large egg (~50g / 2oz in shell)
- 1 3/4 cups cups milk (any type, any fat %)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
- 4 tsp butter , for cooking
Instructions
- Whisk dry – Place flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl, whisk to combine.
- Add wet ingredients – Add egg, milk and vanilla. Whisk until lump free – no longer than 30 seconds.
- Melt then wipe off most butter – Heat a non-stick pan – use medium heat if you have a strong stove, medium high if you have a weak one. Add a tiny bit of butter (about 1/2 tsp) and swirl to melt. Use paper towel to mostly wipe the butter off (this is the trick to avoid a dodgy 1st pancake).
- Pour 1/4 cup batter into the middle of the fry pan (I use a slightly heaped ice cream scoop with lever, standard is 1/4 cup).
- Cook – Swirl pan lightly to spread or use the ice cream scoop edge to spread into 11cm / 4.5" circle (ruler is a must) (joking!). When bubbles rise to the surface (see video), flip and cook the other side until golden.
- Keep warm and repeat – Remove the pancake and keep warm in a low oven. Use more butter every 2 to 3 pancakes – depends how good your non stick coating is.
- Serve with toppings of choice!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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These pancakes recipe is the best!!! I have tried them for the first time and they were just perfect, fluffy and exactly as expected! We love you Nagi and your recipes!!
after failing spectacularly to make basic chocolate chip cookies (TWICE) this recipe saved my ego like nothing else. I’ll readily admit that i can’t boil a pot of water with a gun to my head but these pancakes came out great! ok the first five were basically burnt but by the end i had three little stacks of smaller pancakes that were fluffy and addictive. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Really yummy pancakes! They tasted great with Nutella! 10/10
Best pancakes I have ever made!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I like it very much it good recipe
I like it very much
I like it
I have been making this recipe every Saturday for about a year now. Perfect every single time. I have also subbed the milk with water a few times and it still comes out perfect.
Love these pancakes. I didn’t have any milk, so I used natural yoghurt (watered down the mix to a nice pancake batter). I’m not kidding but these are the easiest, fluffiest, best tasting PANCAKES we’ve ever eaten. Thank you Nagi. We love your recipes.
I made these and they turned out.amazing its a 1 bowl 1 whisk 1 measuring cup do easy clean up for Sunday morning brekkie perfection I even hit a miss and added 1/4 cup extra milk so added a bit more flour to get the right consistency and no one was the wiser!
my kids loved your pancakes so I’m definitely making them again
Love love love this recipe, pancakes were amazing! I just added a little more than a pinch of salt for better flavor – but wow I will be using this pancake recipe from now on! Thank you!
Best pancake recipe! never fails!
This is the Best pancake i ever had!
Best pancake i ever had
Rubbish, wrong measurements. Making pancakes not scones 🤬
This recipe is perfect! I can’t even get packet mix to work but these turn out perfectly everytime!
These were the fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever made!! I added a banana and they were so good! In future I would only do 3 tsp of baking powder or use self raising flour instead as it was a bit too bicarb tasting
If it was too bi carb tasting then you used the wrong ingredient! Recipe says baking powder not baking soda / bi carb soda
The commenter explicitly said they used baking powder. Bicarb is the active ingredient in baking powder and gives it the “bicarb flavor”.
Amazing this is the first time ive ever made perfect pancakes.
Best tasting recipe I’ve made in a long time. I also used a little bit of sourdough starter discard for a deeper flavour. These are so fluffy and made so many!