Who doesn’t love waking up to the smell of breakfast wafting through the house? What’s better than waking up to a tall stack of pancakes, dripping with butter and maple syrup? Especially on a drizzly, cold day, when the last thing you want to do is help your fiancé with wedding invitations?
If you’re starting to think I used food to coerce Lloyd into helping with wedding tasks, you’d be correct.
Lest you question his manhood, he was merely in charge of putting stamps on the envelopes (ugh, his placement needed help!) cutting twine (which, as he reminded me, he was awesome at because he “cuts electrical wire for a living”) and quality control (double checking that we had an invitation for everyone on the list).
He was certainly not part of the assembly or bow-tying, and I made him wash his hands approximately 937 times, so as not to leave smudges on the envelopes.
Yeaaaaa, so he’s marrying a control freak.
But at least I’m a control freak who bribed him with pancakes.
These were light, fluffy, tender, thick, perfect pancakes. I hadn’t make any in almost a year, and I knew Lloyd would enjoy the surprise. The last time I made pancakes, I swore I would never make them without adding some vanilla extract, and that certainly holds true. The melted butter that goes in the batter added an extra layer of deliciousness.
Feel free to go throw out that Bisquick mix. After reading this recipe, you will see making pancakes from scratch is almost too easy.
Good Old-Fashioned Pancakes
Serves 2-3
Slightly adapted from Allrecipes.com
Ingredients
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1 1/2 C flour
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3 1/2 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
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1 tsp sugar
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1 1/4 C milk
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1 egg
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3 tbp butter, melted
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1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
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In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
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Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Pour the batter onto the griddle, using about 1/4 C per pancake. When bubbles form on the entire surface, flip. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
Aw…that’s love!! Hey, he gets these pancakes so he’s one lucky man!
I’m a wedding control freak, too! But food makes one of the very best rewards
These pancakes look beautiful! I totally want to eat that photo up!
Good idea – bribing to help with wedding tasks! Although I guarantee I will be a wedding control freak too..
These fluffy pancakes look wonderful!! Great job!
Nothing beats a good ole pancakes! These look delicious!
Um, I would totally stamp all your envelopes if you made me pancakes. That offer stands.
I haven’t had pancakes in ages too. There really is something so perfect and relaxing about pancakes on weekend mornings.
I’m not a big pancake fan, but filled with fruit I might be able to do these
Oh my goodness! Those look so fluffy and perfect, and the melted butter is key
yumm these are sooo fluffy!
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I love basic pancakes…they’re always the ones I go back to, and yours look perfect!!
Oh MY GOSHHH. These look so fluffy and delicious!
I love pancakes. I haven’t had them in forever and these sound so good.
These look so fluffy! I am def throwing out my Bisquick and making these!
Yum, these pancakes look perfect! So tall and fluffy, now I want breakfast for dinner!
These look like pure perfection!
I haven’t had just a good stack of fluffy vanilla pancakes in a while! Great recipe, Liz. I like to mix jam/jelly or vanilla bean paste into the butter sometimes for a little fruity flavor. You should try it next time!
This is my husband’s favorite breakfast. He asks for pancakes often, but I rarely indulge him because a.) he can make them his damn self and b.) I hate cleaning up dishes on the weekends! These might be just the inspiration I needed to make them this weekend, though.
I haven’t had pancakes in forever and I’d give anything to eat all of those pancakes you made! Mmmm they look oh so good.
Love that you made him pancakes as motivation. Aswesomely done!
Best bribery ever!
They look light and fluffy!
Delicious!! I recently tried making quinoa pancakes…pancakes are just a week end staple!
It’s been far too long since I’ve whipped up a tall stack of pancakes! Thanks for the breakfast inspiration!
Ahhh! Your wedding date is getting SO SO close!! SO excited for you both!!
My kinda breakfast! Love it!
They definitely look like perfect pancakes – yum! Good luck with all your remaining wedding tasks!
Those look great! An excellent way to coerce a stamping helper!
Oh my dear girl, these look HEAVENLY! I wish I had a plate of these now. Instead, I’m at work with a boring cup of coffee. Thank you for sharing with me. I just moved my blog, and I’d love for you to visit when you get the chance. Hugs and love!
I haven’t had a pancake in so long and these look amazing!!
Wonderful pancakes! They look amazing.
I’ve mad these and they are delicious!! I too love just regular ole fashioned pancakes from time to time! Great recipe.
These look awesome!! so fluffy!! Wedding is getting closer and closer – hopefully the wedding tasks are starting to dwindle!!
Pure deliciousness. Gotta love plain and fluffy pancakes!
Those pancakes are HUGE! Yummmmmm.
I now know we think exactly alike! PANCAKES!
Hahaha don’t make him work toooo hard on those stamps–you know what happened to Susan after she licked to many stamps on Seinfeld, don’t you? Eek! And these pancakes look so yummy. Fat and fluffy and smothered in syrup, just how I like them!
These look so fluffy and perfect! I am tempted to have breakfast for dinner!
Love your blog! We should link up sometime
Lol, I can hear the tone in which you were told about his mad cutting skills – mine would do the same thing.
Those pancakes look perfect!
100% perfect!!! I love the color of them, perfectly golden!