Fluffy Homemade Pancakes
Fluffy Homemade Pancakes are thick pancakes from scratch that are melt in your mouth delicious. If you’re looking for a breakfast recipe for pancakes, this is the best one! I’ve tried so many pancake recipes and have never found a recipe that was worth keeping until I found this pancake recipe with melted butter in the batter. Serve with this homemade buttermilk syrup for a real treat or breakfast for dinner!
HOMEMADE PANCAKES RECIPE
We have been on vacation for three weeks making the tour of friends and family on the west coast. Towards the beginning of our vacation we were still jet lagged in our favor, waking up at 7am for the day.
Now, we have over-adjusted and not one of my kids woke up before 10am this morning. To say we are in for a rude awakening when we travel back east this weekend is an understatement.
This morning we were supposed to go to brunch with my family but didn’t end up getting there until noon. The pancakes were okay but all I could think about is how much better these pancakes are than the ones made with a pancake mix. If you’re looking for a pancake recipe, this is it!
HOMEMADE PANCAKES
I’ve been searching for the perfect pancake recipe and haven’t ever been satisfied. These are the perfect homemade pancakes.
For me, the perfect pancake is:
- Thick, not flat.
- Flavorful. It has to taste good all on its own. Anything tastes good when it’s drowned in syrup.
- The texture must be tender. These pancakes melt in your mouth but still have enough sturdiness to be claimed as hearty.
HOW TO MAKE FLUFFY HOMEMADE PANCAKES
The trick to making fluffy pancakes is to use buttermilk or in this recipe we are making our own buttermilk from scratch essentially. Do not overmix the batter. This will make the pancakes rubbery because you are developing the gluten in the batter.
Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to “sour”. It will look curdled.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and butter into “soured” milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone. Do not overmix!
Heat a large skillet or pan over medium high heat, and coat with cooking spray or you can use butter. Pour 1/4 measuring cup full of the pancake batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface and pancakes are golden brown. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side. Serve with maple syrup, fruit, or whipped cream.
CAN I DOUBLE THIS RECIPE?
Yes, in fact this recipe makes eight large pancakes which would only feed about 4 of my kids. You can double this pancake recipe and freeze extra if you need to.
HOW ARE THESE DIFFERENT FROM BUTTERMILK PANCAKES?
In the first step we add vinegar to milk which is a substitute for buttermilk. So essentially these are buttermilk pancakes. If you have buttermilk you can replace it for the homemade buttermilk (milk with vinegar) in this recipe.
WHAT MAKES PANCAKES FLUFFY?
In these fluffy pancakes, the essential ingredient to make them fluffy is the homemade buttermilk (vinegar plus milk) and baking powder to raise them up.
OTHER BREAKFAST RECIPES:
- Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes
- French Toast Roll-Ups
- Jelly Roll Pancakes
- Cheesy Baked Eggs
- Confetti Bacon Hash Brown Casserole
- Martha’s Breakfast Casserole
- Blueberry Croissant Puff
- Banana Muffins
- Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Bake
Fluffy Homemade Pancakes
Thick and fluffy homemade pancakes made from scratch. These homemade pancakes are melt in your mouth delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar (can use lemon juice here as well. If you have buttermilk you can replace the milk and vinegar with 1 1/2 cups buttermilk)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- cooking spray
Instructions
Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour". It will look curdled.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk eggs and butter into "soured" milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone. Do not overmix!
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray or you can use butter. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side. Serve with syrup, fruit, or whipped cream.
Recipe Notes
Make sure you use medium heat. If your pan is too hot the outside will still brown but the inside will be runny. A lower heat is better to cook the inside.
Source: adapted from Allrecipes
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I could eat them just plain they were so tasty! I cooked up a pear with cinnamon to put on top of mine. I do love pears but wow, that was way better than maple syrup to me. I used whole wheat white flour so maybe that flavor with pear worked well together.
My kids liked them with traditional maple syrup.
Anyway, making sure to not over mix, the batter was fairly thick so I did a bit more milk. They cooked up nice on my griddle at 250. Thick, fluffy, tasty.
Thanks for the feedback Camille!
These looked so beautiful and were so fluffy but I think a teaspoon of baking soda is a little too much. All I can taste is that metallic flavor. Thanks anyways.
Okay. Sorry you didn’t love them!
Um. This recipe is delicious! Best homemade pancakes over found this far. Actually, the only good recipe! Pancakes are very light, yet thick, and melt in your mouth.
Thank you for your feedback.
Made these for dinner today. An easy recipe that turned out perfect. I did take your suggestion about making my own buttermilk. I won’t be buying boxed mixes again!
Thanks!
You are welcome!
These pancakes are by far the best recipe ever!!!! I added 1 tsp of vanilla but everything else was exactly to the recipe. Yummmmmmmmm.
Vanilla would be great1
Yes, I added vanilla too-2 teaspoons. It just made sense to do that for some reason.
Best pancakes ever!! I’m not a huge homemade pancake fan but I finally found this gem. So so so delicious. Only modification I made was adding 1\2 tsp of vanilla extract.
Yes Ray vanilla would be great!
These are hands down the best pancakes I’ve ever made! My teenage boys loved them so much that they both said I shouldn’t ever make them another way. My pancakes are always flat and these rose up so well. Fluffy and so yummy even without syrup. Thanks for the great recipe!
You are welcome!!!
I usually don’t leave reviews, but I had to on this one. The first one fell a little flat and was missing something for me. So I made a second with a little natural honey while I waited for the rest of the mix to thicken, and WOW. And while I think that I didn’t have enough flour since the mix never really thickened, they were amazing!
That makes me happy!
This recipe is absolutely fantastic!! The only recipe I use now! Do you have any adaptations for adding pumpkin?
No but I do have pumpkin pancakes here. https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/pumpkin-pancakes/
These were absolutely fluffy, tender and delicious, not to mention easy to whip together. They were a huge hit and this is now my go to pancake recipe. Thank you!
Awesome to hear that!
Beat pancake recipe ever! I have been making pancakes for decades. I was looking for a recipe for a more fluffy pancake and ran across this one. Made it for Father’s Day breakfast, and these were amazingly light, fluffy, and tasty. I made your homemade buttermilk syrup, too, and everyone loved it! So quick and easy, too. I’ll be keeping these!
Yesssss! Glad you liked it!
I’ve tried many recipes over the years but, this one is ABSOLUTELY THE BEST EVER!! Thank you so much!! I will never try any other. I love trying new recipes but, I always check out yours first.
Aww thanks Sharla.
These tasted amazing. I followed the recipe to a T and my batter was super thick and sticky. It made it hard to get them to cook evenly. I had my burner between low and medium. What am I doing wrong?
Shouldn’t be sticky but should be thick. Not sure what happened?
These were perfectly light and fluffy . One of the VERY few recipes i actually followed. Only variations i added were added vanilla and a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg. And added surprise caramel drops to each cake. Syrup not needed. Great grab n go treats for my boys
Can you make these pancakes without eggs.
Best pancakes I ever made! Fluffy, light, buttery… the only change was I added a dash of vanilla and used gluten free all purpose flour. Note, if you don’t slightly warm the milk before combining the liquids, then the butter separates. That’s ok, too, because it creates tiny delicious pockets of butter flavor. I also let the batter rest for 10-15 minutes before using as this makes them fluffier, alet thiker batter. Topped it with my own blueberry syrup using frozen blueberries and a little sugar cooked on the stove. Best breakfast ever, and to live for!
how do you freeze these pancakes- and once you want them again how do you reheat them?
I would just put them in a resealable bag and microwave to eat!
OH my god- I have finally found the PERFECT pancake recipe!!! Thank you Christy- I’ve been trying for years…and now you’ve ended my quest. I can’t wait to make these for my mom and I’m going to try them dairy free as well:) Soooo fluffy and cakey!! I took care not to over mix and sifted all the dry ingredients, added vanilla and let it sit for 10 min- INSANE results!
So glad you loved them!
I have made this recipe for years! It is definitely my go to. I do add 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla. Here’s a hint: let the batter sit undisturbed for 10 minutes. Tiny bubbles will form on the top making them even fluffier!
Thank you for the tips!
Stop! Stop! You are killing me! I am home alone and just made and devoured these gems. They are wonderful!!!
I’m guilty of that too. I’m sorry!!
These pancakes look amazing! Will coconut or almond milk work and if so do we still use vineyard?
Yes! It should work fine!
Would the homemade buttermilk recipe work with non-dairy milk like almond milk? Your pancakes look amazing!
Yes, it will absolutely work!
Will this recipe work with whole wheat flower?
Of course! It will have a heartier texture.
These fluffy pancakes were simply outrageous. I am not a pancake lover but you made them sound so good and the pictures were appetizing and I happen to have some buttermilk on hand, so I gave them a go! Wow…so, so fluffy. They cooked perfectly on my griddle at a medium ( 300 degree) setting. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
YAYYYYY! That makes me so happy!