Your Basic Weekend Pancakes

These are just your basic weekend pancakes. Light, fluffy and deliciously perfect!

The word basic gets thrown around these days like it’s a bad thing. I like basic. Lululemon leggings? Got’em. I’m not a Starbucks fan but I do have Ugg-like boots and I proudly wear them with my Lulu’s. Ain’t no shame in my game.

So when I say “your basic weekend pancakes” I mean a simple, classic pancake recipe that should be your go-to. These pancakes doesn’t require any special trips to the store for ingredients like buttermilk or Greek yogurt. Just basic ingredients like flour, sugar, milk, eggs… etc.

So when you wake up on a Saturday or Sunday (like I did) and immediately crave pancakes… this is your recipe.

First pull out your flour, sugar, vanilla, milk, eggs, butter and salt.

In a large bowl or liquid measuring cup, measure and add in 2 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Whisk to combine.

Next, pour in the whole milk, crack in the two large eggs…

…and add a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Whisk slightly to combine…

…before adding in the 2 tablespoons of melted butter.

Give it all one last whisk, lumps are okay! Before measuring out 1/4 cup of the pancake batter and pouring it onto a preheated (375°) , lightly coconut-oiled griddle or skillet.

When the air bubbles pop and no longer fill back in with batter and the bottoms are golden brown, flip and cook for another minutes or so.

Repeat with the remaining batter until you have 18-20 pancakes. I keep our pancakes toasty warm by placing them onto a rimmed sheet pan and in a 200° oven. In case you were wondering what pan I’m using, here’s the link. 🙂 (affiliate)

Pancake perfection! I hope you love these basic weekend pancakes as much as we all do!

Enjoy!

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Yield: 18 pancakes

Your Basic Weekend Pancakes

Just your basic weekend pancakes! These pancakes are easy to whip up, calling for all common fridge and pantry ingredients we have on hand. Makes 18-20 medium pancakes!

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• coconut oil, for griddle
• butter and real maple syrup, for serving

Equipment

• BLACK+DECKER Family-Sized Electric Griddle with Warming Tray & Drip Tray, GD2051B

Instructions 

• Preheat your griddle (375°) or frying pan and lightly grease with coconut oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Pour in the milk, crack in the eggs and add in the vanilla extract. Whisk until just combined before pouring in the butter. Whisk one last time before measuring out 1/4 cup of batter (per pancake) and pouring it onto the preheated griddle.
• Cook the pancakes for 3 to 4 minutes or until the bubbles pop and do not fill back in and the bottom are golden brown. Flip and repeat with the remaining pancake batter.
• Keep pancakes warm on a rimmed baking sheet in a 200-250° oven.
• Serve with butter and real maple syrup.

Serving: 2pancakes, Calories: 97kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 24mg, Sodium: 290mg, Potassium: 58mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 109IU, Calcium: 114mg, Iron: 1mg

Author: Laurie McNamara

Course: Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine: American

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