Basic Pancakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk together milk, butter (or oil) and egg. add dry ingredients to milk mixture, whisk until just moistened (do not overmix, a few small lumps are fine).
• 3 heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast iron) or griddle over medium. fold a sheet of paper towel in half and moisten with oil, carefully rub skillet with oiled paper towel.
• 4 for each pancake, spoon 2 to 3 tablepoons of batter onto skillet, using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round.
• 5 cook until surface of pancakes have some bubbles and a few have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. flip carefully with a thin spatula and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• 6 serve warm, with desired toppings.