Pancakes From Scratch I Made It Ii

Pancakes from Scratch

chuckieb 5 years ago
Made
Pancakes From Scratch
for myself for breakfast on the weekend. I added blueberries to the mix. I halved the recipe and used skim milk. My pancakes were heavy and not fluffy. They tasted fine, although I`ve seen people mention adding vanilla and I think that would have made them even nicer. Joce suggested I check the expiry date on my baking soda. I can`t decipher it but I looked online and it said to test it by adding a 1/2 tsp. to a cup of hot water and if it was still good it would fizz. Mine did not fizz so I shall head to the grocery store when our snowstorm is over and try the recipe out again.
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pointsevenout 5 years ago said:

Did you mean baking powder?
Once opened unless it's hermetically sealed afterward or you use it a lot it will adsorb humidity from its surroundings and deactivate its rising power.
Two heaping tablespoons IMHO seems like a lot for this recipe.

I'm perplexed by the recipes name. How in the world does one NOT make pancakes from scratch?

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chuckieb 5 years ago said:

Oops sorry. Yes Points, I meant baking powder. You can buy a pancake mix at the grocery store to which I think you just add milk and water.

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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

Yummy looking pancake Janet, the picture looks great! When you make pancakes you should let the batter rest to give the rising agents time to activate. Various internet articles all note different resting times.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/a575331/pancake-mistake-let-batter-rest/

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Those look good Janet! I love blueberry pancakes, yum!
Too bad your baking powder had expired. That's happened to me before too, it took a couple batches of bad muffins before I realized it! Hopefully they turn out fluffy next time! :)

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chuckieb 5 years ago said:

I did not let the batter rest either Linda so there`s another thing I`ll have to remember to do going forward.

Thanks Shona, I will try again. :)

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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

Do you know the directions on a can of Baking Powder note to shake it. I can't fathom shaking a can of compacted BP but I do try and stir it up when I open a can.

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mommyluvs2cook 5 years ago said:

Too bad they were dense pancakes Janet, but hey, at least they tasted good!!! Hope they work out perfect the next time :)

Lol Linda, I had NO idea that you were supposed to shake a can of baking powder, I have never done that!

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