National Pancake Day

Hey y’all it’s National Pancake Day!  My radar is resounding “Pancakes for Dinner”.  These tender stacks spread with butter and drizzled or drowned in syrup are referred to by many names.  Pancakes, hotcakes, flapjacks, griddle cakes, and crepes – depending on where you hail from.

photo compliments of Dixie Allan

When will you eat pancakes today?  Where will you put away a plate of hotcakes today?  I’d love to hear all of your ideas!  If you are going to grab your flapjacks “out” here are some deals and freebies brought to you by Fortune Magazine.  My hubby and I will be going to a local diner for pancakes bigger than our heads!  Chances are we will share a stack because they fill up an entire dinner plate!  Pancakes for dinner – yes, count me in.

I’ll take mine plain and simple with a bit of butter and pure maple syrup.  My kids always begged for me to toss in a handful of chocolate chips – which I obliged them.  Pancakes are pretty delicious with blueberries or bananas and pecans too!  When we have them at home I like to make the batter from scratch, heat up my syrup and have them with a side of fresh berries!  Here’s my recipe below if you choose to enjoy your flapjacks at home today.

However and whenever you dive into your plate full today be sure to savor each bite and smile!

Pancake Batter

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 3 tablespoons sugar

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 2 large eggs, at room temperature

• 1 1/4 cups milk, at room temperature

• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more as needed

• Additions like nutmeg, cinnamon, or ginger may be added to your liking.

Instructions

1. Preheat griddle to 375*F.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

3. In another bowl, beat the eggs and then whisk in the milk and vanilla.

4. Whisk the butter into the milk mixture.

5. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and whisk until a thick batter is just formed.

6. Brush some melted butter griddle over when it has reached desired temperature.

7. Using an ice cream scoop ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the skillet, to make a pancake. Take care to keep them evenly spaced apart.

8. Cook, until bubbles break the surface of the pancakes, and the undersides are golden brown, about 2 minutes.

9. Flip with a spatula and cook about 1 minute more on the second side.

10. Serve immediately or transfer to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.

11. Repeat with the remaining batter.

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