Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe - Skip the Box and Make Your Own! (2024)

FAQs

What can I use if I run out of pancake mix? ›

These help bind and thicken pancakes without eggs. Use 1 tablespoon of starch (i.e., corn, tapioca, potato) mixed with 3 tablespoons of water per egg. You can also try a premade egg replacer that's made with a combo of starches and follow the package instructions.

Flour is your friend

To fix runny batter, just use a sifter to add in flour by the teaspoon. While flour will help thicken the batter, adding too much will result in something akin to elastic dough, which does not make for especially great pancakes.

Of course, we only use real eggs and separate the whites from the yolks to order. Our buttermilk pancakes are low fat. We make them from scratch using a low fat powdered buttermilk, and a low fat powdered skim milk. We also only use hardwheat unbleached flour.

A – If you are going to let your batter rest, leave it for at least 30 minutes in the fridge. If you've got time, leave it for longer – even overnight in the fridge. Some say that there is no point in letting the batter rest and there's certainly no harm in using it straight away. Go ahead if you're in a rush.

The pan needs to be hot, but that doesn't mean the heat needs to be cranked up to high. For a well-cooked pancake with a golden-brown outside, and an inside that's soft and cooked through, keep the heat set to medium.

Eggs also give the batter additional, richer flavor from the yolk fat. If you add too many eggs, you'll have “pancakes” that look more like custard or crepes. When you don't add enough eggs, the cakes will be drier and tougher.

Add Dairy for Richness

If your pancake mix simply calls for water, substitute the same amount of milk and enjoy an airier texture. For guaranteed moisture and richness, add some melted butter to your batter. A few tablespoons of Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese will give your pancakes a richer flavor.

It is marked that the Omelettes contain wheat and gluten as they are made with a splash of Buttermilk Pancake batter to create a light, fluffy Omelette. The same batter is also used in our Burritos and Bowls. The Scrambled Eggs do not contain Buttermilk Pancake batter.

Can you substitute flour with pancake mix? ›

Measurement Adjustment: When substituting pancake mix for flour, you need to adjust the measurements. For every cup of flour required in the recipe, reduce it by 2.5 tablespoons to account for the leavening agents and sugar already present in the pancake mix [3].

1. Use Milk/ Alternative Milk Instead Of Water. Even though the mix may call for water, you can easily substitute that for an alternative milk (I like oat milk). You may have to add a dash more due to the difference in consistency, but it'll taste so much better!

Instead of one egg in pancakes, you can use one tablespoon of oil and one tablespoon of water. This recipe also calls for melted butter and milk, which provides plenty of moisture for a stack of fluffy eggless pancakes. Do these eggless pancakes really not need baking soda?

Expert Home Tips says: “Ever wondered if you can keep pancake batter in the fridge? Standard pancake batter (made from flour, milk and eggs) should last for between two to four days when stored in the refrigerator, depending on the expiry date listed on your milk and eggs.