Pantry Pancakes
Flour, milk, egg, butter, sugar — the universal Sunday breakfast in one bowl.
Ingredients
- 250 g All-purpose flour
- 300 ml Milk
- 2 Egg
- 40 g Butter
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Neutral oil
- 3 tbsp Honey (optional)
Method
- Melt the butter and let it cool. Whisk milk, eggs, and the melted butter in a bowl.
- In another bowl whisk flour, sugar, and salt. Fold the wet into the dry until just combined; lumps are fine.
- Heat a pan over medium with a film of oil. Ladle batter in 4-inch rounds; cook until bubbles pop on the surface, 2 minutes, then flip 1 minute more.
- Stack, drizzle honey over, and serve.
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About Pantry Pancakes
Pantry Pancakes are the plain American breakfast pancake stripped to its essentials — flour, milk, egg, butter, and a little sugar, the kind of stack that shows up on weekend tables across the United States. There's no buttermilk, no leavening trickery, nothing you'd have to shop for; the appeal is that the whole thing comes together in one bowl from what's already on the shelf. What defines a good version is restraint in the mixing: the wet and dry are folded together only until just combined, lumps and all, which is what keeps the crumb tender instead of tough.
Cooked over medium heat with a film of oil, each round develops a golden, faintly crisp face and a soft, pillowy interior, and the melted butter worked into the batter gives it a rich, custardy edge. The tell for flipping is bubbles rising and popping across the surface, a two-minute cue that takes the guesswork out. Stacked and finished with a drizzle of honey rather than syrup, they lean gently sweet and eat well plain or piled with fruit. At twenty minutes start to finish, this is a Sunday-morning standard you can make on a whim.
Pantry Pancakes: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Pantry Pancakes?
A serving has about 438 calories — 12.5g protein, 58.6g carbs, 17.4g fat, 0g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Pantry Pancakes gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains All-purpose flour. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Pantry Pancakes dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Milk, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Pantry Pancakes?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out honey — it's optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Pantry Pancakes make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.