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Best Basic Old-Fashioned Pancakes

melskitchencafe.com · 2025 · 16 to 18 (3-inch) pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

Less sugar than 79% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 79% of recipes: 8.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Liquid: 145%, 39th percentileEgg: 36%, 28th percentileSugar: 8.9%, 21st percentileFat: 20%, 61st percentileLeavening: 5.4%, 50th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 54th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 2/3 cup milk≈ 407 g
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted≈ 57 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 281 gbatter 892 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.

  • Liquid145% · 39th percentile
  • Egg36% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar8.9% · 21st percentile
  • Fat20% · 61st percentile
  • Leavening5.4% · 50th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 54th percentile

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