When I make pancakes, I eyeball everything. First, I start with ready-made pancake mix. You can buy it in a box, or mix everything ahead of time and put it in a plastic container for storage. I am so fancy that I used a large plastic container from the dollar store and used masking tape to label it. *grins*
Going the faster route, I normally just pour a hill of dry mix into a bowl. I *think* it is about 2 cups, but I never measure. I slowly add water until it is a thick batter. I don't know about anyone else, but I just don't like thin paper-pancakes. The trick is to not over-mix the batter. I then add a generous portion of cinnamon, probably about a teaspoon. I also add about 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. After mixing everything together, I let the batter rest for a couple minutes while I get the table set and everything. When I get back to it, the batter has begun to rise and is very puffy. Then I *carefully* pour batter into the hot pan for whatever size pancakes I want to make.
What I like about this is that I can also use the same batter in my waffle maker, which makes DH real happy. He loves waffles.
Some days it is cinnamon and vanilla. Some days I will add melted butter and honey. On other days, it might be a touch of nutmeg. Take your pick! *laughs* It's fun to just experiement and have fun with it. This is something that I don't mind doing with DD because if we goof it up, it is cheap and we can easily start over again.
Some days it is cinnamon and vanilla. Some days I will add melted butter and honey. On other days, it might be a touch of nutmeg. Take your pick! *laughs* It's fun to just experiement and have fun with it. This is something that I don't mind doing with DD because if we goof it up, it is cheap and we can easily start over again.
