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Fluffy pancakes make waking up in the morning even better. Drizzle warm syrup over top thick, fluffy pancakes that will melt in your mouth with every bite!
Some of the best tried and true recipes come from my Grandma. Her Homemade Bread is one of the best out there and her pancake recipe can’t be beat! I promise this will be the only recipe that you use. The pancakes are so fluffy and perfect every single time!
Grandma’s Perfect Fluffy Pancakes
My grandma knew it all. She was a pro in the kitchen with all the homemade recipes she perfected. Everything is homemade and made from scratch. Always made out of love for that extra touch! She always had a welcoming home and food was a priority for her. These fluffy pancakes were a staple of hers and they always turned out perfect every time we had them. With these simple ingredients plus a little love, you will have thick, fluffy pancakes every time too.
Breakfast is always a favorite in our home. We love to make bacon, eggs and waffles any chance we get. Our kids love to have breakfast together on the weekends since we are all home together then. With this new life style and enjoying quarantine together I knew we needed a breakfast change. Fluffy pancakes were a hit! Huge hit! I doubled the recipe then made one more batch after that just to keep up with my 4 kids and hubby. These pancakes are quick and easy to make with pantry ingredients. Fall in love with pancakes all over again with my grandma’s perfect fluffy pancakes!
Homemade Pancakes Ingredients:
These ingredients are quick and some that you already have on hand that are pantry staples. Whisk together wet ingredients, dry ingredients then combine. It is that easy to make and tastes SO good every time!
- Wet Ingredients: Egg, oil and milk
- Dry Ingredients: Flour, salt, sugar and baking powder
- Toppings: Maple syrup, fruit and butter, all optional.
Let’s Start Flipping:
Simple ingredients makes for a simple pancake recipe that is out of this world good. This tried and true pancake recipe will impress all of your family and pancakes will become a simple breakfast meal daily.
- Whisk together wet ingredients: In a medium sized bowl whisk together egg, oil and milk.
- Mix together dry ingredients: In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
- Combine: Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine.
- Preheat Skillet: Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
- Cook Pancakes: Spray with cooking spray and drop about ⅓ cup of the batter onto the warm skillet. Once it forms bubbles then flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.
The Recipe Critic Pro Tip:
Try not to over mix the dry and wet ingredients together to keep them fluffy.
Delicious Toppings:
Mix and match toppings, enjoy your stack of pancakes plain or all it all together. So many options and flavors to create one of a kind delicious pancakes.
- Nuts: Walnuts or pecans are a delicious sweet and salty treat on pancakes.
- Fruit: Fresh fruit is bright and colorful plus add in a sweet and juicy taste.
- Syrups: Maple syrup is most common but flavored syrup for more of variety is delicious too!
- Jams: Spread a fruity jam like peach or blackberry over top each pancake for a thicker topping.
- Spreads: Peanut butter, Nutella or any nut butter will melt over top the pancakes giving you a sweet and salty taste.
- Chocolate: Sprinkle chocolate chips or add them into the batter while mixing.
- Whipping Cream: Top with a dollop of whipping cream and add some sprinkles for a fun breakfast celebration.
Tips for Making Fluffy Pancakes:
These pancakes will become a staple in your home! They are easy to make with simple ingredients right out of your pantry as well as thick and fluffy. Delicious pancakes every time!
- Size of pancake: I used ⅓ cup of mix to pour onto the skillet. This made about 10 pancakes. You are welcome to make the pancakes smaller or bigger depending on your preference.
- Doubling recipe: My grandma’s fluffy pancakes recipe can be doubled with all the same ingredients. If it is too thick add a ⅛ of a teaspoon water.
- Keeping pancakes warm: If you are doubling the recipe or need to keep them warm while cooking, place the pancakes on a baking sheet in a single layer and keep warm in the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit until ready to serve.
- Cooking spray substitute: If you don’t have cooking spray, butter also works for greasing the skillet or griddle. Scooping butter out of the carton is one of spreading it and letting it melt or using a stick of butter, directly apply the butter to the skillet or griddle and melt over top.
- Cleaning skillet or griddle: In-between cooking pancakes try to wipe off the excess cooking spray or butter for the next batch of mix to be cooked. This will leave the pancakes a golden brown each time.
- Making pancakes ahead of time: Cook the pancakes according to the directions. Let them cool completely then wrap them individually or in stacks using plastic wrap. Place inside a ziplock bag or airtight container. Store in the refrigerator up to 5 days or freeze for 1 month. When ready to warm up, place in the microwave, skillet or oven until they are warmed through.
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Grandma's Homemade Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoons oil I used canola oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 Tablespoons baking powder
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together egg, oil and milk. In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine.
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray and drop about ⅓ cup of the batter onto the warm skillet. Once it forms bubbles then flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.
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Nutrition
Serves: 4
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
I’ve been making these for years and realized I’ve never left a review. These are so easy, and the fluffiest pancakes ever! This is the pancake recipe I give to others.
I followed this recipe exactly and there was waaaay too much baking powder. Should be 2 tsp not 2 tbsp. The pancakes were falling apart because of the excessive bubbles and were extremely salty/bitter tasting and so basic my tongue was tingling. No amount of lemon juice in the batter could fix the taste.
Finally found an easy pancake recipe that comes out great every time. My family loves these. Only thing I do different is add a little vanilla. Thank you for this.
Quite surprised how highly this recipe was rated. I followed it to a T and it seems like WAAAY too much baking powder – the flavour of it was overpowering. Recipe would probably work just as well and taste better with have the suggested amount of bp.
I’m from Poland, and I never tried that kind pancakes 🙂 Thank you for recipe, today I’m gonna make them!
This is an excellent recipe. And is the same recipe I have used for many years. It was in my old Better Crocker cookbook. The only change I made is to use bacon grease for the oil and to grease the griddle.
This is definitely my go to pancake recipe now. My sister and I made this today for breakfast. We loved it and so did our family. It’s the best pancake recipe we have ever tried 😋Thanks for the recipe! We did add a tsp of vanilla extract for a little bit of sweet flavor.
These were delicious & so easy to make! I was looking for a basic old fashioned recipe, & this was perfect. Thank you for sharing!
Turn these little honeys into buttermilk pancakes by going 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup buttermilk. The buttermilk is thick so it tends to need a little more milk.
This is just about the same recipe that my 92 year old Mother makes, she probable got it from her Mother. The only changes are 1and a half cups flour, no sugar or oil added…..and we just add enough milk till the batter is mixed and not real thick. They have been the “Favorite” breakfast food in our Family for over a 100 years!!
My favorite breakfast dish. Only I love them with chocolate cream or plain sugar. And I also make small ones in a small frying pan to make it easier to eat. Brilliant recipe, thank you for adding it.
Yey! Finally! I found the perfect pancake recipe. These are like the pancakes I used to make when I was younger. Have tried so many especially during this lockdown (cause I can’t go out to buy the boxed ones 😄). The others just turned flat and hard. These are so perfect. I love it. ♥️
How is it that all of our grandma’s had the exact same handwriting?! Delicious! i make mine in a 5 inch iron skillet… and make them about 1-1/2″ thick…
So funny! When I first saw this recipe I thought I wrote it!! (I’m 83)!!
I always fry my pancakes in bacon grease! Makes them crispy around
the edges! My grands always say “grams pancakes are made with a lot
of love and bacon grease! I also add crushed pineapple!!
We have a “secret ingredient” that we add to our pancakes that make them light and fluffy. We add 7UP soda! We have tried other lemon-lime soft drinks and they aren’t as good. In your recipe above you would add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup 7UP. I’ve been making my pancakes this way for over 50 years.
We have a “secret ingredient” that we add to our pancakes that make them light and fluffy. We add 7UP soda! We have tried other lemon-lime soft drinks and they aren’t as good. In your recipe above you would add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup 7UP. I’ve been making my pancakes this way for over 50 years.
That is super cool! I will have to try that. Thanks!
Thank you for all thedelicious recipes.