{"id":2200,"date":"2012-07-25T01:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T01:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.organicmamacafe.com\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2014-12-16T23:18:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T06:18:26","slug":"restaurant-style-giant-pancakes-or-best-pancakes-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organicmamacafe.com\/home\/2012\/07\/restaurant-style-giant-pancakes-or-best-pancakes-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Style Giant Pancakes or Best Pancakes Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As I promised to deliver, here’s a recipe for the most amazing giant pancakes ever. They’re light and fluffy inside and have the density to hold together when you flip ’em. I’ve been looking for a recipe like this that mirrors the giant pancakes from local restaurant, St. Francis<\/a>. They serve an awesome brunch on the weekends. But, all my pancake recipes were either too thin or too dense to build a giant cake that baked all the way through before it burned.<\/p>\n

Why do I care about giant pancakes so much??<\/p>\n

Thanks for asking. Here’s why.<\/p>\n

Problem 1:<\/em> Pancakes take too long. I don’ t have a griddle and I hate standing at a hot stove forever making a bunch of thin little pancakes. Ugh.<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/em> Giant cakes.<\/p>\n

Problem 2:<\/em> I don’t really like them that much. Ironic,\u00a0since this is the second pancake recipe on the blog. My other recipe is a dairy free, eggless pancake<\/a>. It’s delicious but problem 1 still applies.<\/p>\n

Usually, pancakes are just too heavy for me and I’d rather have something light and cool for breakfast like a smoothie. But lately, DGirl has been too “busy” to finish even her smoothies. So, I’ve been wracking my brains to find food she doesn’t want to “save for later”.<\/p>\n

I confess I resorted to food that is traditionally covered in sugar.<\/p>\n

Well, syrup. Same thing.<\/p>\n

How’s that for an Organic Mama???<\/p>\n

After a full day of holding Giant Baby last week (how I spend most of my time since he’s teething), I had to make a relatively fast dinner of the scant ingredients left in our cupboards and fridge at week’s end. We had plans that night with friends and we needed to move quickly.<\/p>\n

So, I grabbed a pancake recipe I’d found on pinterest. Rob asked doubtfully, “Are you sure we have time to make pancakes??”<\/p>\n

“Of course!” I answered.\u00a0I then proceeded to completely change the recipe.<\/p>\n

hehehe…<\/p>\n

Apparently I’m physically incapable of just following a recipe as it’s written. A little imp in my head always whispers, “This would be better with ____”.<\/p>\n

In this case, it whispered something about every ingredient.<\/p>\n

And, guess what? I not only made my deadline, they were the best pancakes ever!<\/p>\n

Man, after that buildup, I hope you’re not disappointed.<\/p>\n

This recipe makes 7 giant (HUGE, handspan) pancakes – modeled after the big flapjacks at St. Francis. That probably translates into about 20 normal sized ones. This definitely a family sized recipe but the good news is, you can make them all and refrigerate to heat up later. They still taste good re-heated.<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think!<\/p>\n

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\nS<\/span><\/a>tart with 3 c. flour. I didn’t sift it. Just scooped it out of the bag. Hey, I was in a hurry!<\/p>\n

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Add the baking powder.<\/p>\n

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And the salt.<\/p>\n

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Just a bit of sweetness…<\/p>\n

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Stir it all together. You want to be sure to evenly distribute the baking powder. I just used my measuring spoon.<\/p>\n

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Part of the levening genius of these cakes!<\/p>\n

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I think this is actually the secret to the amazing texture of these pancakes. Buttermilk. Yum. Not only are they a levening agent (fluffing power), they add the perfect depth of flavor.<\/p>\n

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For some reason, vanilla in my pancakes reminds me of Disneyland!<\/p>\n

One thing I FORGOT to take a pic of – is the melted butter. That goes in now and it’s delicious. Mine got a tad browned and it just added that much more deliciousness.<\/p>\n

Let’s just have a moment of silence for butter. My favorite flavor of all.<\/p>\n

<BUTTER.><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I’m my Grandma’s true child.<\/p>\n

Remember to put in the butter!<\/p>\n

Moving on.<\/p>\n

After you add the water, gently stir the batter just enough to mix the ingredients. It’s ok if it’s a tad lumpy. It will be super thick like frosting.<\/p>\n

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When you spoon it into the pan, spread the batter around a little. It shouldn’t be much more than 1\/4″ high or it won’t cook all the way through before the outside burns.<\/p>\n

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This was the pan I melted the butter in so no judgement okay? No sense wasting good butter!<\/p>\n

See how the bubbles are starting to pop through the surface of the pancake? You should see these all over the top before you flip it!<\/p>\n

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The bottom should be golden brown before flipping!<\/p>\n

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Aaaaannnnnndddddd…… FLIP! \u00a0See how perfect mine looks? Yeah, that’s how I roll.<\/p>\n

Just kidding. It actually “squooshed” a bit but I just smooshed the batter back under the pancake.<\/p>\n

What my family doesn’t know won’t hurt ’em.<\/p>\n

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And – TAAAADAAAAAAAAA! \u00a0This is what we had for dinner.<\/p>\n

Only nobody really ate 4. I couldn’t eat a whole cake, it was so big. That’s ok. More for later.<\/p>\n

Awesome, right? I’m not kidding. These ROCK.<\/p>\n

High words of praise in this<\/em> house.<\/p>\n

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Recipe Type: Breakfast, or dinner, or 2nd breakfast, elevensies…<\/span><\/div>\n
Author: Monna<\/span><\/div>\n
Prep time: 10 mins <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Cook time: 20 mins <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Total time: 30 mins <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Serves: 6<\/span><\/div>\n
Fluffy, giant, flavorful pancakes!<\/span><\/div>\n
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