Cooks Illustrated Light Fluffy Pancakes Recipes

FLUFFY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour".
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk egg and butter into "soured" milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.

LIGHT, FLUFFY AND RICH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat together the ricotta or cottage cheese, sour cream or yogurt and egg yolks. Combine baking soda, flour, salt and sugar. Beat egg whites until fairly stiff but not dry.
• Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-low heat while you finish batter. Stir flour mixture into cheese mixture, blending well but not beating. Stir in lemon juice and zest, then gently fold in beaten egg whites; they should remain somewhat distinct in batter.
• Add about 1 tablespoon butter or oil to griddle or skillet and coat surface. When it is hot, add batter by the heaping tablespoon, making sure to include some egg white in each spoonful. Cook until lightly browned on bottom, 3 to 5 minutes, then turn and cook second side. Serve immediately.

LIGHT AND FLUFFY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk milk and lemon juice in a medium bowl and set aside to let thicken.
• In a separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients together - flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
• Whisk the egg and melted butter into the milk mixture.
• Create a little "well" in the center of dry ingredient bowl and pour the milky mixture in the center.
• Whisk gently until just combined, there should still be lumps.
• Heat a pan or griddle to medium heat and coat with butter or vegetable oil.
• Pour pancake mixture by 1/4 cups and heat until large bubbles come to the top (about 1-2 minutes).
• Flip the pancake and wait another 1-2 minutes.

LIGHT & FLUFFY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk dry ingredients in medium bowl. Pour buttermilk and milk into a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup. Whisk egg white into milk mixture. Mix egg yolk with melted butter, and then stir into milk mixture. Dump wet ingredients into dry ingredients all at once; whisk until just mixed.
• Meanwhile, heat griddle or a large skillet over medium-high heat coated with cooking spray. Pour batter, about ¼ cup at a time, onto griddle, making sure not to overcrowd. When pancake bottoms are brown and top surface starts to bubble, 2 to 3 minutes, flip cakes and cook until remaining side has browned, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• VARIATION: BLUEBERRY PANCAKES - Follow recipe for Light and Fluffy Pancakes, pouring a little less than ¼ cup batter at a time onto the griddle. Starting with ½ cup blueberries, drop about seven blueberries on top of each pancake. Proceed as directed in master recipe.
• VARIATION: WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES - Follow recipe for Light and Fluffy Pancakes, substituting ½ cup whole wheat flour for ½ cup of the all-purpose flour.

COOK'S ILLUSTRATED LIGHT & FLUFFY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl.
• Pour buttermilk and milk into 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Whisk in egg white; mix yolk with melted butter, then stir into milk mixture.
• Dump wet ingredients into dry ingredients all at once; whisk until just mixed.
• Meanwhile, heat griddle or large skillet over strong medium-high heat. Brush griddle generously with oil.
• When water splashed on surface confidently sizzles, pour batter, about 1/4 cup at a time, onto griddle, making sure not to overcrowd. When pancake bottoms are brown and top surface starts to bubble, 2 to 3 minutes, flip cakes and cook until remaining side has browned, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Re-oil the skillet and repeat for the next batch of pancakes.