How to cook pancakes at home
Pancakes are a dish that are popular in the USA and Canada. Before serving, pour them with sweet syrup. The name comes from the words "pan" and "cake" - a frying pan and a cake. In general, in appearance, shape and preparation - this food is similar to the usual pancakes. They are also served for breakfast and sprinkled with plenty of syrup or honey. The question arises, how to cook pancakes at home to please loved ones with a sweet treat.
Calorie Pancakes
Classic pancakes are prepared using milk, salt and sugar, butter and eggs. It will also take wheat flour and baking powder. The dough, which will be thick, is placed in a pan and cooked until holes appear on it. Then the dough is turned over. Frying occurs without the use of oil, because it is already included in the dough.
The use of wheat flour affects calorie content, which is 222.38 kcal per 100 grams of product. For the preparation of less nutritious pancakes, you need to use a lower grade flour.
Lush American Pancakes in Milk
A kind of classic American recipe, which is simple. Pancakes are hearty and tasty.
Ingredients:- Milk - 240 ml;
- Eggs - 2 pcs.;
- Sugar - two and a half tablespoons;
- 240 g of flour;
- Baking powder - 9 g;
- Vanillin and condensed milk.
- To cook pancakes, you need to mix sugar and eggs, then add milk. Then vanillin, baking powder and sifted flour are added.
- All ingredients are well beaten with a whisk or mixer. It should turn out a mass similar in density to sour cream.
- Two tablespoons of dough are poured into a heated pan. Fry for about a minute, until bubbles appear. After that, the pancake is turned on the back side.
When serving, pancakes are watered with syrup, condensed milk or honey.
Video recipePancakes in milk with ricotta and apples for breakfast
Another interesting recipe that is not particularly difficult. Pancakes will please everyone.
Ingredients:- 150 grams of ricotta;
- One and a half cups flour (375 ml);
- 1 cup milk (250 ml);
- Eggs (two pieces);
- Sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- 1 tsp vanillin and the same amount of baking powder;
- Salt (half a teaspoon) and oil.
Ingredients for the filling:
- Apples
- Brown sugar for powder.
- With a whisk, beat the warm milk and add the eggs. After that, ricotta is added and all the elements are thoroughly mixed. The result is a homogeneous composition.
- Flour, salt, sugar, vanilla and baking powder are whipped in a separate container.
- The resulting mass is added to milk, thoroughly mixing with a whisk.
- In the pan, which is pre-lubricated with vegetable oil, the dough is laid out with a ladle.
- Slices of apples are added to the pancake and sprinkled with sugar. The frying time is 3 minutes on both sides.
Low calorie pancakes with kefir and apples
An interesting recipe is suitable for those who follow the figure and refrain from eating fatty or high-calorie foods.
Ingredients:- Premium wheat flour (500 g);
- Biokefir (450 ml);
- Sugar (two and a half tablespoons);
- Eggs (2 pcs.);
- 3 apples
- 0.5 teaspoon of soda and cinnamon.
- Beat eggs with sugar until foamy, then add kefir and baking soda to vinegar.
- In small parts and gradually added flour, which is thoroughly mixed.
- Grated apples are placed in the finished mass.
- Frying occurs before the appearance of bubbles and crust.
Serve pastries with jam, sour cream or syrup.
Video cookingPancakes on the water
It’s easy to cook, and all the ingredients will probably be at home.
Ingredients:- Water - 250 ml;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- Flour - 260 g;
- Two small spoons of baking powder;
- Two large spoons of sugar;
- Two eggs;
- Salt - 0.5 tsp.
- Egg yolks and water mix and beat until foam appears.
- Sifted wheat flour, baking powder and a gram of vanillin are poured into the composition, after which the ingredients are well beaten until a mass is uniform in composition. Then pour in olive oil.
- Salt is added to the proteins, and sugar is added in small portions.
- The resulting mass is whipped to a foam and added to the dough, which is laid out in a heated pan.
- Pancakes are fried until bubbles appear, after which they are flipped to the other side.
Oatmeal Pancakes
The simplest recipe that includes a minimum of ingredients.
Ingredients:- Oatmeal flakes - 150 grams;
- 100 ml of milk;
- Egg.
- Flakes are crushed using a blender or coffee grinder, and milk is added to the resulting flour. The mixture is mixed and left for several minutes.
- Beat eggs in a separate bowl until a uniform composition is obtained, which is added to the oatmeal and beat thoroughly.
- Cooking takes place in a dry pan. Fry until bubbles appear, after which the pancake is turned over to the opposite side.
Ready pancakes can be served with honey, raisins or berries.
Video recipeChocolate Pancakes
Ingredients:- 200 ml of milk;
- 2 eggs;
- 2 small spoons of cocoa powder;
- Sugar (3 tablespoons);
- Butter (50 g);
- One glass of flour;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
- Chocolate (40 g).
- Melt butter and chocolate. In a separate container, sugar, baking powder, flour, cocoa are mixed and a pinch of salt is added.
- Add milk, eggs to the resulting mass and mix thoroughly. At the end, a mixture of butter and chocolate is added.
- Frying occurs before the appearance of bubbles on the surface, for several minutes on each side.
Serve a dish with berries, condensed milk or jam.
To make the pancakes tasty, you need to look at the shelf life of the products. This also applies to baking powder. Ready dough needs to be used quickly, otherwise cooking pancakes of proper quality will not work.