Pancakes



I have been trying over the years to make pancakes that don't suck. I mean, they're okay, usually, but they don't have the texture I like, which I'll admit is basically the texture you get from pancakes in a good breakfasty diner.

Finally, I did it! I don't know if it's the recipe, the pan I used (cast-iron), or what, but yay! eight gorgeous pancakes of perfect consistency that my partner and I couldn't stop eating until they were gone.

Here's what I did. I didn't happen to have cow's milk or all-purpose flour in the house, so I used what I had on hand.

Pancakes

Dry ingredients:

1 cup bread flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar

Wet ingredients:

1 cup soymilk (unsweetened)
about 1 tablespoon oil (I just eyeballed it)
1 large egg

Preheat a cast-iron skillet on medium low heat.

Stir the dry ingredients together in one bowl and the wet in another. Add wet to dry just until everything's mixed together.

Add a little oil to the skillet and move it around to make a thin layer. Pour scant quarter-cups of pancake batter on the skillet. Flip in a few minutes, when bubbles are bursting on the surface and the edges are starting to dry. Cook for another couple of minutes, then remove to an ovensafe plate. Keep warm in a 200 degree oven while you do the next batch.

Yay, pancakes!

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