Thursday, June 14, 2012

PANCAKES

Who knows how to make homemade pancakes? Does anyone still remember how to make them from scratch? As I was cleaning my kitchen cabinets the other day, I found an abundant collection of cake mixes that my family uses on a daily basis. But why would we need cake mixes when we can make our own desserts? I just think it's more fun and it's a great challenge that everybody should be happy to face. Even if a perfect dessert never comes out because we are not professional bakers, it's always interesting to give every recipe a try.
As far as I know, pancakes have been part of the American food culture for many years and they are absolutely perfect on a Sunday morning or for a holiday breakfast. What is amazing about pancakes is that you can add multiple toppings and they will always be excellent and tasty, even with fresh fruits like chopped bananas, strawberries and blueberries.
To make them you need the following ingredients:
2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
First of all, put the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder and granulated sugar) in a bowl and sift them together. In a separate bowl, whisk the two large eggs together and add the milk at room temperature. When you are done with that, put everything in one bowl and mix until your mixture is smooth and blended. Before you cook your pancakes, add the melted butter and stir again. Use a greased griddle and cook 1/4 of a cup of batter for each pancake. Cook until the edges are dry and the bottom is brown.
Enjoy! :)

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