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Japanese Pancakes (Hot Cakes - ホットケーキ)

Caroline Phelps · pickledplum.com · 2019 · 4 pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

Less liquid than 90% of recipes and no salt, unlike 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less liquid than 90% of recipes: 96% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 159%.
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 78% of recipes: 26% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less leavening than 80% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.4%.
Liquid: 96%, 9th percentileEgg: 53%, 74th percentileSugar: 26%, 79th percentileFat: 2.4%, 25th percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 19th percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 2/3 cup cake flour≈ 190 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 3/4 cup milk or almond milk≈ 183 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil≈ 4.5 g
  • Fresh berriesn/a
  • Fresh herbs like mint or basiln/a
  • Custardn/a
  • Pure maple syrupn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Whipped creamn/a

flour 190 gbatter 537 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.

  • Liquid96% · 9th percentile
  • Egg53% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar26% · 79th percentile
  • Fat2.4% · 25th percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 19th percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

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