How to cook American pancakes?

In every national cuisine there are special dishes, which are easy to recognize in which country people live. Along with Italian pasta, Japanese sushi and Belarusian draniki, American pancakes are also well known. This dish is perfectly familiar to many on films. In many films it is prepared in every American family for breakfast.

Classic Recipe

First you need to understand what this product is. American fritters are not at all like those baked in Russia. They are more like pancakes of medium size. They are mostly cooked on milk, but also kefir or cream is used as the main liquid ingredient. For example, you can consider the classic version of cooking unusual crepes.

For work, the following ingredients will be required: a cup of milk is taken as much flour, 3 eggs, a pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar and vegetable oil, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder.

Preparing American fritters is surprisingly simple:

1. The first thing to do is break the eggs and separate the proteins from the yolks. Each of them must be collected in a separate container.
2. Whip the whites with salt in a thick foam.
3. To yolks first add sugar and milk, and then baking powder and flour. The mass should be stirred well with a mixer.
4. Gently spoon the squirrel.
5. The dough is almost ready. It remains only to pour the vegetable oil.
6. Heat the frying pan. The first time it can be oiled. Then you do not need to do this.
7. Using a ladle or a spoon, scoop up a portion of the dough and pour it onto a hot pan. Once the bubbles appear on the surface, the workpiece should be turned over. For this it is better to use a special spatula. The second side is baked much faster.

It takes very little time to prepare this dish. Pancakes are baked almost instantly.

Important details

American fritters are easy to learn from the outside. They are usually round and very curvy. The thickness of such a pancake, as a rule, is at least 5 millimeters. In addition, the fritters have a smooth and smooth surface. The reason is that they are baked only in a dry frying pan. The first time you can lubricate it, and then it will not be necessary. On the scorching surface, the mass instantly seizes, and the remaining air mass is baked in a matter of seconds. But, in order not to fear accidental burning, it is better to use dishes with non-stick coating. Historians argue that this dish was brought to the States by emigrants from Scotland. Since then, this product has become a traditional dessert for both Americans and residents of Canada. Usually, gentle pancakes are stacked on plates and poured with chocolate or maple syrup. The real sweet tooth from such delicacies will just be delighted. As additives, sometimes used berries, fruits or honey. They can be stacked on a plate next to the pancakes or add to the dough with a batch. In any case, the result is excellent.

Subtlety of technology

What is so remarkable about American fritters (pancakes), unlike those baked, for example, in Russia? First, you need to pay attention to the very name of the dish. It consists of two words: "pan" - this is translated from English means "frying pan", and "cake" is a "cake" or "pancake". Secondly, a unique formula makes it possible to obtain an unusually soft and delicate product. Despite the fact that the dough kneads very thick, the pancakes are simply airy. This is due to the fact that the egg whites are beaten separately. Connecting with the test at the last stage, they maximally saturate it with oxygen, which accumulates in the bubbles of a stable foam. Finished fragrant fritters are poured with jam, honey or syrup. And with hot tea, this is a great opportunity to have a good snack. The last feature is the very process of baking.

All you need is a dry hot pan. The rest depends on how the mistress will be able to quickly and correctly turn over the blanks.

Alternative option

According to one of the recipes you can make delicious American pancakes (pancakes) on kefir. Outwardly, such a product will not be different from the one that was prepared using milk.

The following components will be present in the modified composition: for half a kilogram of flour you need as much kefir, 2 eggs, two tablespoons of sugar and melted butter, one teaspoon of salt and baking soda.

The way of preparation will be slightly different from the previous version:

1. Eggs must be thoroughly beaten, gradually adding sugar and yogurt to them.
2. Combine flour with soda.
3. Add the egg mass and mix thoroughly.
4. Enter the melted butter and then finish the kneading.

After that, it remains only to put a frying pan on the fire and gradually, one by one, bake magnificent punkcakes. Ready-made pancakes can be immediately folded on portions of plates for 2-3 pieces and watered with syrup, sour cream or any other product.

Required accessories

Before you start working, you need to check that all the necessary accessories are on the table:

1. Deep bowl for kneading dough.
2. Corolla for manual whipping of the mass. At the first stage, you can also use a mixer. Then such intense mixing will no longer be advisable.
3. Frying pan is better to take a small size at once, so that the diameter of the products is no more than 15-17 centimeters.
4. A sieve is necessary for sifting flour. It helps to solve two problems at once: prevents foreign matter from entering the dough and saturates the flour with oxygen. This is especially important.
5. A ladle or a large spoon for laying the dough on a frying pan.
6. Shoulder for turning the product.

Having everything you need, you can start to prepare American fritters. The recipe with the photo is good for beginners. They will be able not only to monitor the correctness of their actions, but also to see how the product should look at each stage.

Chocolate dessert

There are many different options with which you can cook wonderful American fritters. The recipe with the photo step by step will become a good teacher for those who will do it for the first time. For chocolate lovers, you can offer a very interesting recipe.

It will take a rather large list of products: half a glass of wholemeal and wheat flour, an egg, a glass of milk, 4 tablespoons of cocoa, a little salt and 50 grams of sugar powder, 30 milliliters of vegetable oil, a tablespoon of baking powder and 4 drops of almond flavor.

The whole process can be divided into six stages:

1. Sift and combine together the dry ingredients (cocoa, salt, powder and flour).
2. Spread the egg with the whisk.
3. Add milk to it.
4. Combine both masses and mix them well.
5. Add the remaining ingredients.
6. Bake products, pre-heating the frying pan well.

Do not break the above procedure. Otherwise, you can not get the desired result.