Pancakes are probably the oldest, most classic breakfast in home cooking. Really, who among us hasn't tried "those" pancakes at least once in their life, even if they were made not by your own grandmother but by a friend's? And many of us are still puzzling over how she managed to get pancakes on the table so quickly and so tastily. There she was, it seems, just mixing the batter, and by the time you got home a whole pile of golden fried rounds was waiting for you. And you'd gobble them up with sour cream or jam, washing it all down with scalding hot tea))
The five most commonly used ingredients in fast and tasty pancake recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Eggs | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Baking soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kefir | 38 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
It's been proven in practice that the tastiest pancakes are made with cultured dairy products: soured milk, yogurt, kefir. It's thanks to these ingredients that the bake gets that characteristic tangy note — the one that sets pancakes apart from crepes. And, of course, real ones should be fluffy, airy, and tender. Some cooks prefer to use yeast for that, fresh or dry. But even without yeast you can mix a good batter that will rise in the pan just as it should.
Besides, raising yeast takes time, and since we're making quick pancakes, we'll consider only options like these.
The simplest and fastest way to get an airy batter is to mix it with kefir, baking soda, and baking powder. If a quick-pancake recipe has those ingredients, you can use them without worry. The two powders don't get in each other's way. Though, of course, they can be added separately.
The five fastest fast-and-tasty pancake recipes:
| Dish name | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The tastiest non-pancakes | 5 min | 213 | +16 |
| Potato pancakes in a waffle iron without oil | 15 min | 113 | +42 |
| Pancakes with crab sticks and cheese | 15 min | 286 | +64 |
| Fluffy sour cream pancakes without yeast, fast and tasty | 15 min | 293 | +360 |
| Chocolate and coffee pancakes | 15 min | 210 | +11 |
If the batter includes baking soda, you can add it straight to the kefir or another cultured dairy product. That slakes it and gets rid of the unpleasant soda taste. In fact, that's exactly what slaking is for — to remove the taste of baking soda from the bake. Baking powder has no such drawbacks; most often it's completely tasteless. Another advantage of yeast-free pancake batter is that you can bake it right away as you cook. To speed things up, you can put the pan on the stove to heat while you're mixing the ingredients. It'll come up to the right temperature by the time the batter is ready.