Quick Fluffy Pancakes Recipe | Best Easy Homemade Breakfast Favorite
These quick fluffy pancakes are tender, golden, and ready fast with simple pantry ingredients. One-bowl batter and a hot skillet deliver tall, soft stacks perfect for any morning.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Butter or neutral oil for the pan
- Maple syrup, honey, berries, bananas, whipped cream, or yogurt for serving (optional)
- Extra butter for topping (optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat for about 5 minutes until evenly hot.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a measuring jug, whisk the buttermilk, milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently just until no large dry pockets remain; leave small lumps.
- Let the batter rest for 2 to 3 minutes while you grease the heated pan lightly with butter or neutral oil, wiping away any excess.
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake onto the hot surface and cook until edges look set and bubbles form and pop on top, about 2 minutes.
- Flip once and cook 1 to 2 minutes more until golden and the centers feel springy.
- Serve immediately with butter and warm maple syrup, keeping finished pancakes loosely covered on a warm plate while cooking the rest.
Notes
No buttermilk: Stir 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar into 1 cup milk, rest 5 minutes, then use with the additional 1/2 cup milk. Heat check: A drop of water should skitter across the pan. Adjust thickness with a splash of milk if too thick or 1 tablespoon flour if too thin. Storage: Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months in layers; reheat in toaster, 300°F oven for 8–10 minutes, or microwave 20–30 seconds. Variations: Fold in blueberries and lemon zest, mini chocolate chips, mashed banana with toasted pecans, partial whole-wheat with honey, protein powder with extra milk, or go dairy-free with plant milk and coconut oil.