Basic Homemade Pancakes - by Lavinia Roberts

Ingredients for Simple Pancake Recipe:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar or 1 tablespoon honey
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon, optional
• 1 egg or egg substitute
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, or some other cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, optional
• Cooking oil to lightly grease skillet. 

• How to Make Fast and Simple Classic Pancake Recipe:

1.              Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon in medium mixing bowl. Thoroughly blend.

2.        In small mixing bowl beat egg with metal fork until thoroughly mixed. Add milk and optional vanilla.

3.        Combine liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients in the medium sized bowl. Mix until thoroughly blended. Mixture with be a bit runny.

4.        Heat skillet thoroughly. Lightly grease skillet.

5.         Pour about a ¼ cup batter, or more or less, depending on desired pancake size, onto the hot skillet. Allow to cook until the edges of the pancake are cooked. Using metal skillet, flip pancake over. Each side requires, one to two minutes.

Serve immediately.