How To Make Pancakes

The arrival of February can only mean one thing. Hint: it’s much more important than Valentine’s Day. Yes, you guessed it – it’s Pancake Day. Pancake Day – or Shrove Tuesday if we’re going to be specific – is fast approaching on Tuesday 13th February 2024. While Pancake Day can often be lost in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we at Mob consider Shrove Tuesday to be worthy of its spot as a national holiday that rivals Christmas.

So, if you’re wondering how to make pancakes, you’re in the right place. You’ll be able to find a huge variety of pancake recipes on the Mob website – from fluffy ones to crispy ones, sweet to savoury – but feel free to use this article as your definitive guide to the basics. While it might seem pretty simple, pulling off the perfect pancake can be a deceptively tricky art.

What comes to mind when you think of the perfect pancake? Is it a fluffy and thick American-style pancake, or a thin and crispy crêpe? We’re personally of the belief that there’s a time and place for both. And don’t worry if you’re partial to a savoury pancake, this is a safe space.

There are loads of different types of pancakes to consider making. If American style is your thing, this Fluffy Pancake Recipe should be right up your street. Plus, it’s easily jazzed up with some fresh fruit and golden syrup. Alternatively, this simple Crêpes recipe involves just three ingredients and can be rustled up pretty quickly, depending on your flipping ability. If you’d rather push the boat out, we have loads of pancake variations which include twists and topping such as ricotta, mango, chickpeas, blueberries, and more.

If you’ve always thought that pancakes don’t seem to tick any of your boxes, think again. We can almost guarantee that there is a recipe out there that will get your tastebuds tingling. It’s probably on this website.

For now, we’ll stick to one of the basics. This Fluffy Pancake Recipe includes all of your bog-standard pancake ingredients – think plain flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and eggs – as well as sour cream and a splash of milk as a replacement for buttermilk, which can prove tricky to source this side of the Atlantic.

The full list of ingredients, measurements, and nutrition information can, of course, be found in the recipe itself, but read on for a brief overview of how to make these deliciously fluffy American-style pancakes.

Step 1: Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl.

Step 2: Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small pan.

Step 3: Separate the eggs, then beat the yolks into the sour cream and milk.

Step 4: Fold the yolk mixture into the dry ingredients.

Step 5: Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks in a separate bowl and fold into the batter one-third at a time.

Step 6: Leave the batter to rest in the fridge for 20 mins.

Step 7: Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat, add a little butter, and a ladle of pancake batter.

Step 8: Cook for 2-3 mins on each side and stack up on a plate.

If we’re being honest, making the pancakes only gets you halfway. Your choice of toppings/fillings is arguably just as important as the pancakes themselves, so we would recommend giving it some thought before your weekly shop.

If these Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Maple Syrup catch your eye, then ricotta, blueberries, and maple syrup might be your new best friends. Alternatively, a combination of fresh fruit and sticky sauce – we’re talking bananas, strawberries, mango, maple syrup, honey, and chocolate here – is always a winning combination. Feel free to add bacon, salmon, Butternut Squash, or even Herby Chickpeas if you’re someone without a sweet tooth.

Whichever toppings you decide to go with, we hope that this article has prepared you for Pancake Day on Tuesday 13th February. Put it in your diary.