A Tweak to Uncle Al’s Pancake Recipe

A delicious breakfast

I love making pancakes on the weekend.  The recipe I use is from my Uncle Al and is on a simple white piece of paper written down by me when I was somewhere between 6 and 8 years old.  It is a unique piece of my cooking history and the receipe has served me well over the years.

Yesterday I decided to tweak the recipe I have been using by adding one ingredient and changing the way I add my eggs to the batter.  The resulting recipe yielded a fluffier pancake that Becky, Charlotte and Steve liked a little better than the original. 

Unfortunately I forgot to write down the amount of baking soda I used so this morning I decided to use the rest of the blueberries and make another batch.  The pancakes came out just like yesterdays and this time I took note of how much of each ingredient I used. 

Below is the recipe for a small batch of pancakes which I doubel to feed four.

Ingredients:

- 1 c. all purpose flour
- 2 tbs sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda (new addition)
- 1 tbs vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. milk

Directions:

• Combine dry ingredients in bowl and whisk together to ensure even distribution.
• Crack egg and separate the yolk from the white. 
• Place white in a bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. (new addition)
• Add egg yolk, vanilla, vegetable oil, and milk to dry ingredients and mix.
• Add egg white to batter and fold in.
• Cook on butter greased griddle over medium high heat until golden brown, flip over once to complete cooking.
• Serve with syrup, butter and enjoy!