Pancakes (North American)
This vegetarian builds all-purpose flour, white sugar and baking powder into a comforting meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and frying pan / skillet. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until evenly combined.
- Melt the butter and let it cool slightly, then in a separate jug whisk the egg, milk, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until no dry flour remains; a few small lumps are fine, as overmixing will make the pancakes tough.
- Let the batter rest for 5 to 10 minutes while you heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle over medium heat and lightly brush it with the oil.
- Pour roughly 60 ml of batter per pancake into the pan and cook until bubbles form across the surface and the edges look set, about 2 minutes.
- Flip each pancake and cook the second side for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown and cooked through in the centre.
- Keep the cooked pancakes warm in a low oven while you repeat with the remaining batter, then serve hot with butter and maple syrup.
You'll use: Oven · Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Pancakes (North American) take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Pancakes (North American) vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Pancakes (North American) is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: American Pancakes - Finch 2026-03-21.jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.