"Instant" Pancake Mix

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Flap Jack Do It Again

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (495)

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Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (check expiration date first)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

Combine all of the ingredients in a lidded container. Shake to mix.

Use the mix within 3 months.

"INSTANT" PANCAKES:

2 eggs, separated
2 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups "Instant" Pancake Mix, recipe above
1 stick butter, for greasing the pan
2 cups fresh fruit such as blueberries, if desired

Heat an electric griddle or frying pan to 350 degrees F. Heat oven to 200 degrees F.

Whisk together the egg whites and the buttermilk in a small bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the melted butter.

Combine the buttermilk mixture with the egg yolk mixture in a large mixing bowl and whisk together until thoroughly combined. Pour the liquid ingredients on top of the pancake mix. Using a whisk, mix the batter just enough to bring it together. Don't try to work all the lumps out.

Check to see that the griddle is hot by placing a few drops of water onto to the griddle. The griddle is ready if the water dances across the surface.

Lightly butter the griddle. Wipe off thoroughly with a paper towel. (No butter should be visible.)

Gently ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle and sprinkle on fruit if desired. When bubbles begin to set around the edges of the pancake and the griddle-side of the cake is golden, gently flip the pancakes. Continue to cook 2 to 3 minutes or until the pancake is set.

Serve immediately or remove to a towel-lined baking sheet and cover with a towel. Hold in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes.

Yield: 12 pancakes

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recipe "Instant" Pancake Mix
Kristen Oxford, MS 11-06-2009
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Best. Pancakes. Ever.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

You have to follow the recipe exactly. No substitutions, and the wet must go on top of dry. No shortcuts. I know this... because I tried altering the recipe by going with milk instead of buttermilk, dry on wet, etc, and it just doesn't turn out the same at all. That said, once you've mastered it, the fun begins. I recently added roasted sugar pumpkin, allspice, ginger, and cinnamon, and they were even more amazing than the original. I also found that only mixing until combined (under 10 seconds with the whisk) was the single-most important factor. Close second, the electric griddle. These are even better than diner pancakes. I will never be able to eat mediocre, box-mix pancakes again. My standard has been officially raised, no going back!Read more
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Sara South Jordan, UT 11-02-2009
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Best Pancake Mix Ever~
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

You don't need another pancake mix. This is a keeper. My kids love pancakes and my husband does as well, but he loves the... traditional fluffy pancakes. This is the recipe! The only changes that I made was using half wheat flour and half white. I have to make a the dry mix once a month! Thank you Alton!!!!!Read more
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Lindsay Hattiesburgf, MS 10-28-2009
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My favorite
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this pancake recipe. It was nice to mix the dry ingredients and then store them for later. It is a real time saver... when all my family gets together and I get stuck with breakfast. Of course putting 5 kids in a house always calls for pancakes..Read more
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Ron Middletown, CT 10-26-2009
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Suggestion for the Ameteur cook from Freehold, NJ
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Without speaking to directly....my best guess is that you measured your indgredients incorrectly.....you most likely measured... 2 cups of Butter Milk with a measurign cup for dry ingredinets.... There are two types of Measuring cups one for dry ingredients another for liquids...Google "Mearsuring Cup" you will see the difference....hope this helps! I'm an accomplihsed home cook...I can tell that this recipe works...I made these pancakes for the first time this morning.....they were exactly what I was looking for in a pancake recipe..... Another suggestion is.....go to youtube and search for this episode "instant pancake mix" watch Alton make this recipe....good luck! Read more
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Celeste Tuscaloosa, AL 10-25-2009
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Fantastic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never been able to make good pancakes - even with an instant mix! I made these, they were so easy, and they came out... fabulous! Alton is FANTASTIC and everything of his I have tried to make has been great. My husband and I love to watch Good Eats and get great recipes as well as skills from his show!Read more
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J Freehold, NJ 10-25-2009
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Please help, amature cook here
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm just learning how to cook, so maybe that's why this recipe turned out awful, I gave i a 5 out 5 cause I believe I can... correct the mistake, just need your help if you don't mind. I followed the directions exactly, but when I poured the liquid mix over the flour mix, there just wasn't enough liquid. So when all combined, the flour mix was pretty still dry and I could barely mix as stated. So I was able to take out some flour since some was still dry even after trying to mix it, then I added more buttermilk, and didn't want to add too much more of that so I added some other low fat milk. After all was said, the final product was better, but still pretty hard to whisk. I then made some pancakes to test it out anyway, they did tast ok, but I know I screwed up along the line somewhere. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( Not sure what I did wrong. Any suggestions? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks for reading! :) Read more