Plain Pancakes

Most pancakes require something special, like buttermilk or corn meal or a crêpe pan. If it is Sunday morning, and you have none of these things, you can probably still make pancakes.  Here is a recipe where baking powder is the most exotic ingredient.

1. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour.
2. Sift it again with 1 TSP salt, 3 TBSP sugar and a heaping 1/2 TBSP of baking powder.
3. In a separate bowl melt 3 TBSPs butter in the microwave.
4. Pour 1 1/4 cups milk into the butter.
5. Looks weird doesn't it?
6. Slightly beat 2 eggs and mix them into the milk.
7. Quickly mix the wet ingredients into the dry quickly. Don't overmix it; it should be slightly lumpy.
8. Cook the pancakes in a frying pan. The pan should be hot first, and greased.

EXTRAS!
-Finding the perfect temperature usually takes a pancake or two.
-Pancakes are ready to flip when the bubbles start to stiffen.
-If you want uniform pancakes, use a small, dry measuring cup. 1/4 cup size usually works for me.
 -You can use as little as 1 cup milk or only 1 egg and they still come out as pancakes. Shocking, no! See what works for you!