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    Home » Recipes » All Recipes » Desserts & Sweets » My Best Fluffy Pancake Recipe

    My Best Fluffy Pancake Recipe

    Published: Apr 17, 2020 · Modified: Dec 7, 2020 by Pailin Chongchitnant · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Super fluffy pancake recipe for the perfect morning. A few secret ingredients make these light, tender, and perfect for any toppings. #breakfastrecipe #pancakes
    Super fluffy pancake recipe for the perfect morning. A few secret ingredients make these light, tender, and perfect for any toppings. #breakfastrecipe #pancakes

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    Well, since we're all social distancing and/or on lockdown due to covid19, filming for HTK has had to be postponed. So I'm home...as we all are. But since the cooking continues, I thought I would share with you anyway what I am cooking! It's not the slick video that you're all used to seeing on my channel, but it's what we can manage right now given the circumstances. Hope this finds everyone well, safe, and sane, and I hope I can provide some entertainment and inspiration while you're all stuck a home!

    For many of you, there's no longer a need to get up early to go to work or school because of lockdown/social distancing, so you might have more time to make a pancake breakfast! I am not one of them unfortunately...with a baby at home and no more childcare help...I'm busier than ever before!

    But for those who do, I wanted to share my best pancake recipe for this occasion. These are the best pancakes I've ever had, honest. So good I've been making it for over 10 years and still haven't had any better ones! So light, super fluffy, just perfect.

    There are a few reasons why these are extra good. The cake flour for extra tenderness, the yogurt for the wonderful flavour, just the right amount of salt and sugar, and most importantly the whipped egg whites for that light fluffiness!

    Enjoy!

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    My Best Fluffy Pancake Recipe

    ★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
    • Author: Pailin Chongchitnant
    • Yield: About 12 pancakes
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup All purpose flour
    • 1 cup cake flour (or use another cup of AP flour, but cake flour will yield more tender pancakes. You can also do 1 cup whole wheat flour for something healthier.)
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • ½ tsp salt (fine table salt)
    • 1 cup full-fat or 2% plain yogurt (or use 2 cups buttermilk and omit the milk)
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 2 eggs, white and yolks separated
    • 3 Tbsp butter
    • 3 Tbsp sugar
    • Whatever toppings and syrups you like!

    Ingredients and Kitchen Tools I Use


    Instructions

    1. Sift together both flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. (If using all-purpose only you can just whisk everything together, but if using cake flour you have to sift.)
    2. Separate the eggs, putting the whites in a mixing bowl you will use to beat up a meringue, and the yolks in a medium mixing bowl.
    3. To the yolks, add yogurt, milk, and vanilla; whisk until well combined.
    4. Melt the butter in the microwave, then whisk it into the milk mixture (pour as you whisk).
    5. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the milk mixture into it. Use a rubber spatula and mix just until you no longer see any dry flour, lumps are okay.
    6. With a hand held mixer, beat the egg whites until frothy. Then gradually add the sugar while continuing to beat until you get a meringue with soft peaks.
    7. Using the rubber spatula, fold in ⅓ of the meringue to lighten up the batter. Then gently fold in the rest of the meringue just until combined and you no longer see any streaks of meringue.
    8. Cook the pancakes in a non-stick skillet over medium-low to medium heat, using about about ⅓ cup of batter per pancake. I butter the pan lightly once in the beginning but don't butter in between batches.
    9. After a few minutes, once the edges start to look drier, take a peek at the bottom; if it has that nice deep golden brown colour, it's ready to be flipped. Flip carefully as the top part of the pancake will still be quite liquid. (Note: If you normally flip your pancakes after lots of bubbles form on the surface of the pancake, this batter is so thick and fluffy that you won't get those bubbles.)
    10. Once flipped, quickly use your spatula to push in any batter that splashes around the pancake. Cook for another 3-4 minutes or until fully cooked. Because these are super thick and airy, they will take longer than most pancakes to cook through. So to check doneness, you can use a pointy knife and pry open the centre to see if it is cooked.
    11.  Enjoy with whatever toppings you like!!

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    Super fluffy pancake recipe for the perfect morning. A few secret ingredients make these light, tender, and perfect for any toppings. #breakfastrecipe #pancakes
    Super fluffy pancake recipe for the perfect morning. A few secret ingredients make these light, tender, and perfect for any toppings. #breakfastrecipe #pancakes
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    Comments

    1. Alexx & little Nyoko

      November 21, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      Hi, this is my 2nd time trying this amazing EPIC recipie with my daughter. However, I use powdered buttermilk and my batter is super watery. Any advice on how to fix that?

      Reply
      • Pailin Chongchitnant

        November 24, 2022 at 12:47 pm

        So glad to hear you love it! Reconstituted powdered buttermilk is much thinner than regular one, so I would suggest reducing the amount of water to use. Be a little aggressive at first, so use half the amount, and you can add more back in if it's too thick. Hope this works!

        Reply
    2. Lisa English

      January 27, 2022 at 5:54 am

      These are wonderful! I cheated and used bisquick, then just mixed the rest together and it came out fabulous anyways. Will always make them like this

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Ronny

        February 24, 2022 at 3:39 pm

        What are the macros for this recipe?

        Reply
      • Suzanne

        July 29, 2022 at 8:19 pm

        Hi. I am making pancakes for my 2 yr old grandson. May I know if I can omit baking powder and baking soda?

        Reply
        • Pailin Chongchitnant

          August 06, 2022 at 2:01 pm

          Hi! No, you cannot omit those ingredients or your pancakes will be super dense. But they are fine to eat for 2yo, so any reason why you don't want to use them?

          Reply
    3. K

      August 06, 2021 at 6:34 pm

      Made this a couple of times and a big thanks to Pai...the recipe is soooo sooo good!

      And for those who want to be lazy (like me :p) to skip making the meringue, this recipe is still one of the best I have tried. I simply add the whole egg into the yoghurt + milk + butter mixture before incorporating wet into dry ingredients. I half the recipe and it still work well!

      have fun! 😀

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • K

        August 06, 2021 at 6:40 pm

        Oh one more tip to share, I don't like to store different kinds of flour as I don't bake at all. So I searched for recipe to turn all purpose flour into cake flour (the trick is to replace part of the all purpose flour with corn flour). I just use 100% cake flour for this recipe and it taste great!

        Reply
    4. J

      May 01, 2021 at 10:20 pm

      Hi! Can I use 2 cups of cake flour instead of 1 cup of plain flour + 1 cup of cake flour? Will it be fluffier?

      Reply
    5. Oanh

      March 21, 2021 at 10:42 am

      This recipe was absolutely fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Dee

      March 20, 2021 at 8:34 am

      Very fluffy. This will be my go to recipe for pancakes!!!

      Reply
    7. Elizabeth

      February 20, 2021 at 8:49 pm

      I made a double batch of these today using the yogurt/milk option and they turned out so delicious! Next I will try the buttermilk just didn’t have any on hand today. I’ve been looking for a light fluffy pancake that hand a nice rise without being too heavy and these really fit the bill! It’s a keeper!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Psilla

      January 31, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      These were delicious! I made them using vegan fruity yogurt and they tuened out great as well. Thank you for the recipe.

      Reply
    9. slim

      December 11, 2020 at 5:57 am

      Very fluffy and delicious recipe. Thanks!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Phillip

        January 01, 2021 at 5:12 pm

        Made them this week and they were great!

        ★★★★★

        Reply

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