How To Make Pancakes

1. Crack Eggs

• Crack 4 eggs in a mixing pot.
• To save time, you may preheat a skillet at low heat to start warming the skillet to cook the pancakes.
• Please note the ingredients used to demonstrate how to cook pancakes are for 3-4 people.

2. Beat The Eggs

• Beat the eggs in the mixing bowl approximately 10-20 seconds.

3. Add Milk

• Add 2 cups of milk.
• The eggs should be in a liquid form before adding 2 cups of milk.
• Don't whip yet.

4. Add Oil

• Add 2 tablespoons oil. Vegetable oil was used.

5. Whip The Eggs, Milk, and Oil

• Whip the liquid mixture for approximately 10-15 seconds.
• The finish should look like the picture which is a light tan, liquid mixture.

6. Prepare The Dry Ingredients

• In another bowl, first add 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons of flour.
• Second, add 4 teaspoon of baking powder.
• Third, add 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Last, add 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Reminder, the ingredients used to demonstrate how to cook pancakes are for 3-4 people.

7. Mix The Dry Ingredients

• Mix the dry ingredients until all mixed together.
• Approximate time is 2 minutes to mix.

8. Beat The Egg, Milk, And Oil Mixture Again

• Beat the egg, milk, and oil mixture again for approximately 30 seconds.
• The reason for the second time is to mix the oil which settled on the top.

9. Add The Dry Ingredients

• Add the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture.
• Beat the liquid mixture and dry ingredients for approximately 1 minute.

10. Check The Batter

• It's O.K. a few lumps exist. Make sure the lumps are not big.
• The batter should be thick, not watered down.
• Add 1 tablespoon of flour if the batter is too thin. Then beat again.
• Add 1 tablespoon of milk if the batter is too thick. Then beat again.
• Don't overbeat such that the batter becomes too thin and chewy.

11. Heat And Prepare Skillet

• Increase the heat from low to medium low heat if the skillet was preheated in Step 1.
• If the skillet was not preheated, then preheat the skillet at medium high for 1-2 minutes. Then lower to medium low heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil.
• Move the Oil around with a spatula to spread the oil.

12. Pour The Batter To Begin Cooking Pancakes

• Pour a very small portion of the batter on the skillet. Depending on the size of the skillet, you may add a bigger portion of the batter on the skillet.
• When the batter begins to bubble around the edges and turn hard, flip the pancake over.
• Approximately time of cooking before flipping the pancake is 2 minutes.

13. Cook The Other Side For Approximately One Minute

• The pancake is flipped and the other side is being cooked.
• Cook for approximately 1 minute depending on the size and temperature.
• The pancake is ready to remove when the center is hard such that the pancake can be patted with the spatula and makes a nice hard, fluffy sound.
• If the pancake is cooking too fast such that the pancake turns brown too quickly, then the temperature is too high and needs to be lowered.
• If the pancake is cooking too slow such that the pancake is not enough brown in color or it's too white in color, then the temperature needs to be raised. Raise the temperature to medium for approximately 5-15 seconds, then lower back to medium low.

14. Ready To Eat

• Ready to eat.
• Serve it with butter on top and syrup.
• Repeat Steps 12-13 to continue cooking pancakes with the butter. Add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil when necessary.