Old-Fashioned Pancakes

These pancakes are Chef John's quick, easy recipe for tender, buttery, and fluffy old-fashioned pancakes made from scratch with 7 simple ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 318 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• cooking spray
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1.25 cups milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in milk, melted butter, and egg until combined. Let batter rest for 5 minutes. Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray.

Step 3

Pour batter into the hot skillet, about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on the sides and center of each pancake, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Flip and cook until the bottom is golden, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 5

Serve with butter and maple syrup and enjoy!