To Pancake or not to pancake now that is the question

Pancakes how I love thee.....warm and delicious covered in syrup....add a side of sausage and oh how my morning or afternoon is all that much better. Hmmm....

Now back to reality I must go, I love pancakes and sausage with a big glass of milk. This is not a healthy meal at all and feel like I have to point out that although this is what my family had for dinner so I could get some photos, we have not had pancakes in many months and actually had to buy syrup in order to take photos.

I also have to admit that I have a box of pancake and baking mix that I used as the base for this recipe as I have not perfected my own mix, but as soon as I get the mix perfected I will share it.

The first thing I do is get my trusty griddle fired up and get the sausage going because pancakes without sausage is just so so. I would love to say I make my own sausage but our local meat locker has some amazing sausage patties and I love them with or without pancakes.

 Once that is going I mix up the batter by mixing the dry mix, 1 tablespoon of sugar (yes I use sugar here but this is an exception to our daily routine), and 1 teaspoon of baking powder. I then add in the milk, and eggs. Before adding the eggs into the batter I lightly beat them with my wire whisk. Once that is all mixed up I add in 2 teaspoons of real vanilla...if you haven't ever tried it watch for the post as I am making my own because it is so expensive in the store.

Once everything is all mixed up, I pour the batter onto a hot griddle and wait for it to begin bubbling. There will be a few at first them the pancake will begin to get some height to it and that is the making of success. If your batter is flattened out at this stage add some more of your pancake mix as you most likely added too much milk as I frequently do...I always do a test pancake....just to make sure they are edible you know.

Once the edges begin to dry you can carefully lift the edges to see if the bottom is ready to brown and then flip it over at which time it will look like this. Here you can see the edges are nice and tall with some nice air bubbles.









Once you have a few made up stack them up and add some...or a lot of syrup because you know you want to and a few sausage patties and enjoy every bite. You know you want to!








So I know that you think wow this is super easy and it is super easy that anyone can do this. Let me tell you it took me years of horrific crimes against pancakes in order to make even a single pancake that was edible. I, Jules, am a dog lover and even though I know it is wrong I will let my beloved pups eat my cooking mishaps and they almost always oblige happily, but there have been many times even my most voracious pup would not eat my pancakes. So I tell you even if your pancakes could double for Frisbees and even if the dogs would rather go hungry than eat them you cannot go wrong with this recipe.

One last thing....I will share my secret to perfectly browned pancakes.....shh....during one years black Friday madness I bought an electric griddle. You know the ones that are over priced all year long and then go on sale with a rebate the day after Thanksgiving....yeah that's the one and I love it to the moon and back! This is not another kitchen item that lives on top of the cabinets under an inch of dust....if yours is there get it out and set it to 325 degrees and whip up some batter and make you some pancakes. Eat one or two now and freeze the rest in friendly portions these do great in the freezer and are a nice treat after a long work week!