{"id":2444,"slug":"pancakes-north-american","title":"Pancakes (North American)","description":"North American pancakes are a type of pancake prepared from a batter that is baked on a hot griddle or frying pan. They exist in several variations in many different local cuisines.","ingredients_raw":["120 g (½ cup or 4 oz) wheat flour (white, whole grain or 1:1 mix of white and whole grain)","1 ½ tsp baking powder","1 pinch salt","250 ml (1 cup or 8 fl oz) milk (substitute buttermilk or 1:1 mix of milk and buttermilk)","1 egg, separated","1 tbsp white sugar (optional; this will add a sweetness to your pancakes and is recommended if you are not using any sauces, syrups or ingredient such as bananas or blueberries that will add natural sugars to the mix)"],"ingredients_norm":["wheat flour","baking powder","salt","milk","egg","white sugar"],"steps":["In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients together until well-blended.","Add milk and mix well until smooth.","Separate the egg, placing the whites in a medium bowl and the yolks in the batter. Mix batter well.","Whip whites until stiff and then fold into batter gently (skip this step for heavier pancakes or if 1 cup buttermilk is substituted for milk).","Pour ladles of the mixture into a non-stick pan, one at a time.","Cook until the edges are dry and bubbles appear on surface. Flip, then cook until golden."],"categories":["Pancake recipes","Recipes for pancakes","Breakfast recipes","Vegan recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using baking powder","Recipes using egg","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using cow milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":15,"servings":"3","yield_text":"12–14 pancakes","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pancakes_(North_American)","source_ref":"4585403","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Pancakes_(North_American)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"789a1784f70bbf5f6193fd3ce062de53e02b2095355ec8ff9d7c9b89306e2f43","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pancakes-north-american"}