Monday, May 7, 2012

The Perfect Pancake

Sometime ago while I was pregnant with Jensen, I decided that I could both feed my sweets craving and give Gianna a lesson in baking and measuring by making desserts by scratch with her. Truth be told, the only dessert I had ever really made by scratch before was my grandma's pumpkin bread (mmmm...pumpkin bread) and good ol' fashioned Rice Crispy Treats. I found that I really enjoyed it and have made some really yummy treats much to the chagrin of my waistline.
In our household, Daniel is the cook and a very good one I might add but he likes to really get in and take over if ever I try to cook. However, baking is where I have him beat...he's not into the whole measuring thing so I have found my corner of the kitchen in baking.
Awhile back I decided that I wanted to make some delicious homemade pancakes...easier said than done. Apparently, I am a pancake snob! None of the recipes I have tried have been to my liking. I feel like Goldilocks...this one is too flat, this one is too dense but I have yet to find my JUST right. So, I am putting it out to the public in an effort to spare myself from eating anymore mediocre pancakes on Saturday mornings. If am gonna down the calories I want it to at least be worth it. If you have or know of a recipe that meets the following criteria please pass it on. In the meantime, I will keep trying and will post if I find it first.

Criteria for the perfect pancake:
*Fluffy
*Not made with wheat...just doesnt have the right texture.
*Not too dense
*Thick not thin
*Not too sweet
*Minimal amount of ingredients

Thanks in advance!

1 comment:

  1. John is definitely the cook in our household as well, since I don't have the ability to 'wing it'...however I can bake. :-) We normally have waffles for breakfast, but if we ever attempt pancakes I will let you know. I too am very picky about my pancakes. The denseness is what kills it for me.

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