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Traditional English Pancakes

thebakingexplorer.com · 2013 · 6 Pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

More liquid than 85% of recipes and no fat, unlike 74%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 85% of recipes: 206% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 159%.
  • No fat at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 14 to 23% of the flour weight).
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
Liquid: 206%, 86th percentileEgg: 35%, 27th percentileSugar: 18%, 55th percentileFat: 0%, 13th percentileLeavening: 5%, 45th percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 285 g Self raising flour285 g
  • 2 Eggs (large)≈ 100 g
  • 570 ml Milk (cow's or plant milk will both work)≈ 588 g
  • 50 g Caster sugar50 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Lemonsn/a
  • Caster sugarn/a
  • Blueberriesn/a

flour 285 gbatter 1023 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Liquid206% · 86th percentile
  • Egg35% · 27th percentile
  • Sugar18% · 55th percentile
  • Fat0% · 13th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 45th percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

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