My little one LOVES pancakes. She also loves helping me make this delicious, fool-proof pancake mix (Nigella inspired of course) that we always have on hand. It's a great stand-by for when you're too tired to think of something exciting to make, or when you're trying to get your peanut to eat when they've been on a hunger strike. Plus, it really does make some of the best darn pancakes you'll ever, ever have.
Pancake Mix
You'll need:
- 4 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar
Mix all of the above ingredients, and store in a jar or air tight container.
To make the pancakes:
You'll need:
- 1 cup pancake mix
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk (it doesn't matter if it's skim, whole, or low-fat)
- 1 large egg
- In a large bowl, combine and whisk ingredients.
- Heat a skillet to medium heat.
- Spray with cooking spray.
- Using a small ladel, ladel a few sponfuls onto the skillet. Try to keep the ladeled pancake batter from touching. (It will taste fine, it just won't be as pretty)
- When you see bubbles forming on the pancake, it's time to flip!
- The pancake will rise a bit from the skillet when it's done. Keep in mind that it's already mostly cooked when you're flipping it, so you shouldn't need to leave it much longer than a minute.
**This recipe is also great if you substitute the vanilla extract with lemon or orange extract, and if you like them, add a few poppy seeds!
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