Homemade Pancakes

One of the things that I missed from home is having pancakes for breakfast.  Pancakes has been one of my favorite comfort foods.  There was even a time during my childhood when I would put match sticks on top pancakes and pretend that it was my birthday.  The only problem living abroad is that they don't have pancake mixes here so I have to make these from scratch.  After a few futile attempts I was able to make the perfect fluffy pancakes.  Here is the recipe:

Dry ingredients
1 cup flour
2 tbsp of sugar (I used two packets of Dr Oetker Vanilla sugar, it works like a charm)
1 tsp of baking powder (don't overdo this as it gives out an unpleasant bitter taste)
a pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients
1 cup full cream milk
1 egg beaten (so the egg probably has low self esteem now because it was beaten.  Yeah, I know it's a bad joke #sorrynotsorry)
2 tbsp of oil or melted butter (the melted butter is better trust me on this one.  to melt just toss it on the pan you will use to cook the pancakes with.  This also lessens the oil you will use to cook.)

Combine the dry ingredients first then the wet ingredients.  Blend together using a whisk until all the lumps are gone.  Preheat a pan with 2 tbsp of oil or the butter that you used for the wet ingredients.  You actually just need to lightly oil the surface of the pan so that the pancakes don't stick.  Once you already have a good heat on the pan (place your palm an inch away on top of the pan, if you feel that there is already heat from that point then you have a good enough heat.)  Pour or scoop the batter into the pan with just a good sized pancake.  Make sure the pancakes don't reach the sides of the pan to make it easier to flip.  Once you see bubbles forming on the pancakes then flip them over.  This recipe makes 5 medium sized pancakes.

Don't have maple syrup?  No problem, put some Nutella, chocolate syrup, peanut butter or my current favorite Speculoos Cookie Butter on top of it.  Enjoy!