Grandma's Pancake Recipe

The sun is beginning to grace the windowpanes leaving its mark in a haze across your kitchen floor. Yet another day begins with the urgency of never having anything new to eat.

Standing at the refrigerator, casting forlorn glances at the boxes of cereal, who greet you with familiar adages such as, “Snap. Crackle. Pop.” You can feel the inedibility of the boring familiar set in. Have no fear, you do have another option - Grandma's homemade pancakes.

On an early morning, looking for something substantial and pleasing to fill that gnawing in your stomach, answer its growls with a plate of hot, fluffy, healthy, pancakes, made the traditional way. Load it up with some delectable syrup; it will be our little secret. This simple pancake recipe takes very little of your time to fix.

Combine these in a large bowl, leaving the milk for last. When cooking them you may either use a griddle (which is the best for novices) or you may use a skillet. My preferred option is a flat skillet. When pouring your pancake batter , do so slowly, and keep them to a manageable size. Nothing is worse then not being able to flip your pancake. Besides, the larger the pancake the more you risk not having it done in the middle.

The recipe above yields approximately 20-25 pancakes. (It comes from a large family). You may adjust the amount by either using more flour, more sugar, and more milk or vice versa.

If perhaps, you are looking for an alternative recipe with a twist try adding some buckwheat. This is a healthy alternative to a morning classic. When doing so, the recipe calls fr 3 parts Buckwheat to 1 part flour or Bisquick. Then you simply follow the rest of the recipe as described.

To start with, we have a base recipe:

2 cups of Self Rising Flour or Bisquick
1 or 2 Eggs depending on their size
4 tbsps of sugar
¼ cup of vegetable oil
Add Milk until it becomes the right texture and consistency
Fresh Fruit (Optional)

This recipe has become a family favorite and can be used for either breakfast or dinner. It pairs up exceedingly well with other dishes. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, bacon, biscuits, gravy, it is a meal fit for a king. If you wish to dress them up, pair them with some fresh fruit in cream or yogurt. You mix fresh fruit with your mixture before cooking them. Blueberries, strawberries, black berries, the list of choices go on as far as your imagination will take it.

This can be a desirable addition to your morning rituals and the best part, if you have kids, these lovely hot cakes will have just the right balance of nutrition and taste to satisfy both of your palates.