Perfect Homemade Pancakes

Ingredients · 4 servings

• 200 gEggs
• 480 gMilk
• 4 gVanilla
• 85 gButter
• 300 gAll-purpose flour
• 6 gSalt
• 12 gBaking powder
• 50 gSugar

Equipment

stand mixer, stovetop, griddle, measuring cup, mixing bowl, oven mitts, spatula, whisk

Instructions

1. 1
   Prep ingredients

   Gather all ingredients and set out a mixing bowl, whisk, measuring cup, and griddle so everything is ready to use. · 2 min

   What to look for: Pale and foamy mixture

2. 2
   Whisk wet ingredients

   Whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla together in a bowl until the mixture looks light and slightly foamy. · 3 min

   What to look for: light and foamy

3. 3
   Add melted butter

   Add the butter, melted but not hot, to the egg mixture and whisk until fully combined. · 1 min

   What to look for: smooth and glossy

4. 4
   Mix dry ingredients

   Whisk the all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar together, then gently fold them into the wet mixture just until combined. · 2 min

   What to look for: thick batter with no dry pockets

5. 5
   Rest the batter

   Let the pancake batter rest while the griddle heats so the flour hydrates and the batter thickens slightly. · 10 min

   What to look for: noticeably thicker batter

6. 6
   Heat griddle

   Heat and lightly grease the griddle with a little butter over medium heat until a drop of water skitters and evaporates. · 5 min

   What to look for: water skitters and vanishes

7. 7
   Pour batter

   Pour about one quarter cup of batter onto the hot griddle for each pancake, spacing them apart. · 3 min

   What to look for: round pancakes spreading gently

8. 8
   Cook pancakes

   Cook until bubbles form and pop on the surface, flip once, and cook the second side until golden brown and set. · 4 min

   When it is done: Pancakes are done when the centers are set with no wet batter and feel springy to the touch.