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Light and Fluffy Pancakes

leitesculinaria.com · 2018 · 20 (3-inch) pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

More fat than 94% of recipes and more egg than 83%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 802 pancake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More fat than 94% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 83% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More sugar than 83% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less leavening than 77% of recipes: 3.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.4%.
Liquid: 146%, 42nd percentileEgg: 60%, 84th percentileSugar: 30%, 84th percentileFat: 36%, 95th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 21st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 63rd percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 18 g
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 6 large eggs (separated)≈ 300 g
  • 3 cups whole milk≈ 732 g
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)≈ 170 g
  • 2 teaspoons unsalted butter (unmelted for the griddle and lots more for serving)≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Maple syrup (for serving)n/a

flour 500 gbatter 1890 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 802 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid146% · 42nd percentile
  • Egg60% · 84th percentile
  • Sugar30% · 84th percentile
  • Fat36% · 95th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 21st percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 63rd percentile

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