These homemade pancakes are thick and fluffy pancakes made with simple, pantry-staple ingredients for a classic homemade breakfast.
This homemade pancake recipe makes classic thick and fluffy pancakes and is the perfect weekend brunch recipe, but is also perfect for a quick and easy weekday breakfast.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Breakfast
- Kid-Friendly Recipe
- Pantry-Staple Ingredients
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Butter - Melted butter gives the pancakes rich flavor and keeps them moist.
- Eggs - Eggs add structure to the pancake batter.
- Milk - Milk makes the pancake batter smooth and creamy.
- Sugar - Cane sugar gives the pancake batter a little sweet flavor.
- Flour - Use unbleached all-purpose flour or unbleached bread flour for this recipe.
- Baking Powder - Baking powder is essential to help make the pancakes rise and have a fluffy texture.
- Salt - Salt enhances the flavors of the pancakes.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Mixing Bowl - A mixing bowl is necessary to mix the pancake batter together in.
- Whisk or Danish Dough Hook - A whisk or dough hook helps mix everything together.
- Measuring Cups - Measuring cups are essential for measuring out the ingredients.
- Pan - We love using our stainless steel pans for cooking the pancakes.
- Spatula - A spatula is necessary to flip the pancakes over while cooking.
- Syrup Dispenser - This glass syrup dispenser makes pancake breakfasts even more nostalgic.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Mix the pancake batter together.
Step 2. Pour the batter into a preheated and buttered pan.
Step 3. Flip the pancakes over halfway through cooking to cook all the way through.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes 20-24 small pancakes. We love to serve these pancakes with eggs and bacon for a classic breakfast.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other easy breakfast recipes.
- Homemade Bagels
- French Toast
- Biscuits and Gravy
- Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
- Bacon Cheddar Croissant Breakfast Casserole
Expert Tips & Variations
- Add extra flavors. Make these pancakes even more flavorful with add-ins like sliced bananas, chocolate chips or blueberries.
- Double the recipe. Easily double the recipe to feed a crowd.
- Make large pancakes. We prefer to use a ¼ cup scoop to make small pancakes, but you can use a larger scoop to make larger pancakes.
How to Store
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer - in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQ
Follow our gluten-free pancake recipe to make thick and fluffy gluten-free pancakes.
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Homemade Pancakes
These homemade pancakes are thick and fluffy pancakes made with simple, pantry-staple ingredients for a classic homemade breakfast.
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2.5 cups milk
- 2 Tablespoons cane sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the melted butter, eggs, milk and sugar to a mixing bowl.
- Use a whisk to mix the ingredients together.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt to the bowl.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together with the wet ingredients to create a thick, smooth pancake batter.
- Place a pan on the stovetop and turn the burner on to low to medium heat.
- Allow the pan to preheat then grease or butter the pan.
- Use ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop the pancake batter into the pan.
- Use a spatula to flip the pancakes over halfway through cooking.
- Remove the pancakes from the pan once they are cooked all the way through.
- Repeat the process of cooking the pancakes until all of the batter has been used.
- Serve the pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 189mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g
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