Dish · american
Pancakes
A batter of flour, egg, and buttermilk poured onto a hot griddle and flipped once, browned on both sides and stacked with butter and syrup.
Where it comes from
Griddle cakes leavened with baking powder became common in American kitchens once the leavening agent was sold commercially in the nineteenth century, letting cooks skip the longer rise that yeasted batters needed.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over resting the batter to let the gluten relax and bubbles form against cooking it right away, and over flipping only once the surface bubbles pop versus flipping early and often.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
all purpose flour
buttermilk
egg
baking powder
butter