Is there a trick to making perfect pancakes?!
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Answers: When ever I make pancakes (the bisquick kind), they always look perfect on the out side, but when i go to eat them, theyre under cooked in the middle. what can i do? i use a dark nonstick pan over our stove, and i follow the recipe.
thnnnnnnnnx.
hahaha. more vanilla. :]]. less freakin bakin soda!! (well, maybe that was fr cookies, but hey, its good advise!!)
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Yes it's called "My Husband", he makes the best pancakes I have ever eaten. His secret is to use only egg whites, and to whick them up a lot.
When you cook the pancakes on the first side, you wait to flip them until you see bubbles rise to the top and burst. Then you flip it. It should be golden brown on the cooked side. Cook the other side golden brown, and you're good :-)
Also, find the recipe that calls for a little bit of added baking soda. I think they're still printing that on the Bisquick box, and it's called "Mouthwatering Pancakes" or something like that. Anyway, they're delicious, and extra-fluffy.
Add some extra milk to your recipe to thin them out. You may have to do this again about half-way thru using the batter. The longer it sits, the stiffer it gets.
Make them small enough to fit on yoru spatula blade, however big that is.
Dont' rush the heat. Nice and slow, so it all has a chance to cook. Don't wanna burn the outside before the inside has a chance to get warm.
Also let the batter sit for about 10 minutes is raises a little and the pancakes will fuller and lighter
tuen the heat down. If you cook them too fast, the outside gets done and the middle is still raw. It won't kill you , but most people don't like cream filled pancakes. LOL. Try a little less heat next time. Bisquick isn't as good a texture as Pioneer or Hungry Jack. I've tried them all for years and have come to this conclusion with help from MANY others. Good luck.
It sounds like you have the temperature of your skillet too high. Too high a temp doesn't allow enough time for the heat to penetrate the batter before the outside is done. So, turn down the temp and, as Heidi pointed out, do not flip the pancake until bubbles pop thru to the top of the pancake. Pancakes, like hamburgers, are flipped only once when cooking them.
It sounds like you have the heat too high. And your batter may be a tad too thick. Try increasing the fluid content and reducing the heat a smidge. The heat does need to be up there for pancakes but you gotta give the inside a chance to cook before the outside burns. Mix your batter, drop onto a hot skillet and then wait until the edges of the pancake look dry and the pancake itself will be covered with bubbles that pop. When you begin getting those bubbles in the center and the edges look dry give it a flip. The other side takes less time to cook. With just a little practice your pancakes will be perfect. There is no trick to it. I believe in you! Good luck!