What are Pancakes?
A pancake is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk, and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter. It is a type of batter bread.
How To Make Pancakes In South Africa
Recipe information
You can get the exact measurement and full instructions for making these pancakes on the printable recipe card at the end of this post.
Prep time – 5 minutes
Standing time – 30 minutes
Cooking time – 2 minutes per pancake (total time depends on how many pancakes you are making).
Yield – makes about 18 pancakes. The actual number of pancakes will vary depending on the size of your frying pan. For this recipe, I used an 8″ pan.
Calories – 75 calories per pancake (without the cinnamon sugar)
Main equipment – Frying pan or electric pancake maker. For many years I used a frying pan for making these pancakes. Then one day I found an electric pancake maker similar to this one which works really well. It has a slight rim to stop the pancake batter from overflowing, and what I really like about it is the fact that it has a long handle which makes it easy to hold onto as you flip the pancakes.
What ingredient makes pancakes rise?
baking soda
Pancakes and waffles typically both contain baking soda, which causes them to rise. As soon as the baking soda is combined with the wet ingredients (which contain an acidic ingredient, like often buttermilk), it starts producing carbon dioxide gas bubbles that cause the batter to rise.
What is the secret to making the best pancakes?
Tips for the Perfect Pancakes
- Use Fresh Ingredients. Baking soda should be no more than six months old.
- Don’t Overstir the Batter.
- No Buttermilk, No Problem!
- Cook on a Hot Surface.
- Know When to Flip.
- Serve Warm.