Does anyone else wing pancake mix?

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Iv just pre made the batter for tomorrow.

Did my daughters first with soya milk and followed a recipe, it’s so watery!

So when we made ours I just winged it. A lot of flour, 4 eggs and milk. It’s a thick batter. Just tried it out (obviously) and it’s thicker than a crepe pancake, do I need more milk?

Jesus I feel like I’m on bake off!

100g flour
300 ml milk
2 eggs

Is what I use to make a batch for the kids and they come out perfect every time. I just double the quantities for twice the amount etc

I add water too, it makes a lighter pancake, if the batter is too rich the pancakes can be stodgy.

Shall I add some water? 😩

An easy recipe is equal volumes of flour and milk (say 1 cup of each) and 1 large egg. The idea is that you can increase the volumes of milk and flour as long as they remain equal, but still use just one egg. In practice, I might add a second egg if I tripled or quadrupled the flour/milk. You can use plain flour for thin pancakes or self raising for thicker ones.

I always do
1 egg
100g flour
300ml oat milk
Teeny tiny bit of salt

It depends what kind of pancakes you want. Crepe style pancakes to be served with lemon juice and sugar or similar - needs more milk, batter should be quite runny. Savoury pancakes which incorporate things like cheese and bacon need to be a little thicker to hold together.

I tend to go by eye rather than use a recipe, they work perfectly and I am a great tosser.

I can also do them gluten free - you have to toss them, flipping will break them.

Just add a bit more milk. If you want traditional Shrove Tuesday pancakes the batter should coat the back of a wooden spoon, but no thicker than that. I always wing it! Never had bad pancakes yet.

I've used the same recipe for donkeys. 4oz flour (about 100g), 1 egg, and 1/2 pint milk. I would thin the milk down with water if using whole milk. Perfect for crepes.

I wing it and everyone I know says I do the best pancakes will be making up the batter tonight so I can do some in the morning

1,2,3 for standard english pancakes as @22Giraffes says

100g flour
2 large eggs
300ml milk

They always come out perfectly.

I always add baking powder so that they are nice and fluffy!

Same amount of flour in cups as liquid. And 1 egg per cup. So 1 cup of flour 1 cup of milk 1 egg. Pinch of salt.

I always buy the mix pre made from M&S!

I think it's much much easier to get right if you're not dairy or gluten free. You can't go too far wrong.

I think a lot of it is how much you out in the pan - always less than you think if you want it light, and the heat of the pan.

Add a teaspoon of baking powder! Makes them all fluffy and bubbly 🥰🥰

I do American pancakes, so use a lovely recipe for blueberry pancakes that I’ve adapted over the years. I’ll do chocolate chip ones for DH who isn’t a blueberry fan.
They’re fantastic!

I love making pancakes and dd and her friends always ask me to make them (she’s 17 now) so I must be doing okay...! I use 1 egg, 4 heaped tablespoons of plain flour, lots of semi skimmed milk and a pinch of salt. Makes about 6/8 thin pancakes. I always use butter to cook them, no oil.

We eat a lot of pancakes I do them about 4 times a week with lemon and sugar.

There's really no need to weigh and measure stuff for pancake batter. Just throw in ingredients until it looks about the right consistency.

I never measure.

I wing it.

You should be able to draw a figure of 8 with the batter dripping from a spoon, and it should be thick enough to stay in form on the top of the batter.

If the figure of 8 disappears before you finish drawing it- it’s too thin, add more flour

If the batter is too thick to drop from the spoon- it’s too thick, add more milk/water

Never had any luck with preparing in advance.

@22Giraffes
Yep, that’s my combination too. Never fails

225 ml of milk
75 ml water will give a lighter crispier pancake.
My secret it to whizz the eggs with the milk and water first and some vanilla extract.

I always do 1 cup (can be a tumbler etc whatever) flour. 1 cup of milk and 1 egg. Works every time

Another one who has always winged it.
Just go with your instinct OP.