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Perfect Pancakes

Ree Drummond · thepioneerwoman.com · 2009 · 4 serving(s)

Against 802 pancake recipes

Less egg than 87% 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 egg than 87% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about half as much.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 195% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 159%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
Liquid: 195%, 76th percentileEgg: 20%, 11th percentileSugar: 20%, 65th percentileFat: 23%, 75th percentileLeavening: 6.7%, 72nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 63rd percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 c. all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 4 generous Tbsp. granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 heaping Tbsp. baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 tsp. salt (iodized)≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/4 c. whole milk, plus more as needed for thinning≈ 305 g
  • 3/4 c. buttermilk≈ 183 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract (generous tablespoon)≈ 13 g
  • 4 tbsp. salted butter, melted, plus more for greasing the griddle and serving≈ 57 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Maple or pancake syrup, for servingn/a

flour 250 gbatter 927 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.

  • Liquid195% · 76th percentile
  • Egg20% · 11th percentile
  • Sugar20% · 65th percentile
  • Fat23% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening6.7% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 63rd percentile

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