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Fluffy Pancakes 2

The Best Pancake Recipe

This fluffy pancake recipe creates soft, light, and airy pancakes with a perfectly golden exterior and tender center.
Made with simple pantry staples like flour, milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder, and butter, these pancakes come together quickly for a comforting breakfast or brunch favorite.
The secret to their fluffiness lies in properly mixing the batter without overworking it and using fresh baking powder for maximum lift.
Cooked on a lightly greased skillet until bubbles form and the edges set, each pancake turns beautifully golden and irresistibly soft.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 158
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder that’s just over 1 tablespoon if your spoon is looking lonely
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ cups milk any kind
  • 3 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 large egg

Method
 

  1. In a big bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together. Make a little well (fancy term for a hole) in the center.
  2. Pour the milk, slightly cooled melted butter, and the egg into that well. Gently mix it all together until it’s mostly combined. SEE: Lumpy Batter is Good Batter, above. Don’t go crazy.
  3. Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. I add a tiny smear of butter or oil. Pour about ¼ cup of batter for each pancake.
  4. Cook until you see those bubbles form on top and the edges look dry (2-3 minutes). Give it one confident flip.
  5. Cook for another 1-2 minutes on the other side until it’s golden brown. Repeat with the rest of the batter, adjusting the heat if they’re browning too fast or slow.
  6. Your pancakes are ready to eat.

Notes

So that’s it. My go-to, never-fail fluffy pancake recipe. If your stack isn’t Instagram-perfect, welcome to the club. Mine rarely are.
But if they taste good and make your kitchen smell amazing, then you did it exactly right.
Now go make some. And save the first, weird one for yourself. You’ve earned it.