# Pancakes from beginner to pro

This video provides three pancake recipes: classic, buttermilk, and Japanese souffle, with increasing levels of difficulty and fluffiness.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g plain flour
- 55 g sugar
- 1 large egg
- 425 ml whole milk
- 25 g butter, melted
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 240 g plain flour
- 530 ml buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 50 g unsalted butter, melted
- 35 g sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 g cake flour
- 50 ml whole milk
- 50 g sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.75 tsp baking powder

## Instructions

1. For the classic method, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
2. Add melted butter and an egg to the dry ingredients.
3. Drizzle in milk and whisk until smooth but still thick.
4. Fry the classic pancake batter for 3 minutes on each side.
5. Stack the classic pancakes and top with maple syrup.
6. For the buttermilk pancakes, combine dry ingredients as before.
7. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, vanilla, egg, and butter.
8. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients without overworking the batter.
9. Spoon the buttermilk batter into the pan, fry, flip, and stack the same as before.
10. For the Japanese souffle pancake, sieve flour and cornstarch into a bowl.
11. Whisk egg yolks, milk, and vanilla in a separate bowl.
12. Whisk the egg whites with sugar until they form stiff peaks.
13. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the yolk mixture for a light and airy batter.
14. Start cooking the souffle pancakes on a very low heat.
15. Build up tall mounds with spoonfuls of batter.
16. Add a touch of water to the pan to keep them moist and cook with a lid on for 5 minutes.
17. Flip the souffle pancakes, add more water, and cover for another 5 minutes.

## Equipment

- whisk
- mixing bowl
- frying pan
- spatula
- hand mixer
- sieve
- lid

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdx72HSF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b400aec2-56a3-45d2-92e7-81876933b255
- Extracted: 2025-08-09

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