Crispy Pancakes

smokeking · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:33 am

Anyone have any tips on making pancakes that are nice and crispy on the outside, you know, that crunch a bit like they've been fried but still are fluffy in the middle. Everytime I turn up the heat I just wind up burning them.

This can also be related to the fact that I don't use a lot of butter or oil in the pan when making them. I'd like to avoid adding more, if possible.*

The pancake recipe I use is from Joy of Cooking too.

...lou

* And I know what I'm asking for might be impossible due to that.

Kathy's Pete · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:08 am

Ummm... Make waffles?

I've never had a crispy pancake.

Darcie · **Joined:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm **Posts:** 1244

Lou, that's funny because I HATE it when my pancakes are crispy on the outside - I want them to be like diner cakes - soft, warm and comforting, with a foul-mouthed waitress flinging the plate onto the table. 8-)

Anyway, I found the CI recipe to produce the results you desire. You may want to check it against the JOC recipe to see what's different. I believe, but am not sure, that they use more fat in the pancake batter and that's what enhances the crispiness.

PS: I have joined the Dark Side - I now love cilantro. Don't ask me how it happened - maybe it was when they beamed me up into the shiny disc...

Da Bull Man · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:59 am

Fry em in lots of butter...that gets crispy edges.

leenagrace · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:39 am **Posts:** 52

I'm with Darcie - gotta have 'em soft and tender, never crisp. But on the occasions I did end up with crisp ones, it was more fat in the pan and in the batter coupled with higher heat.

I'm on the dark side too, cilantro lover, by the quarter cupful! I know that must sound horrifying but it's true!

Good luck in your crispy pancake quest and great to "see" you again over here.

PS - just remembered, add some rice flour to that batter. That rice flour will crisp up anything! Oh, and the waffle iron will too...

Kathy's Pete · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:42 am

Lou:

I think I found your problem:

smokeking · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:08 am

Darcie wrote:

PS: I have joined the Dark Side - I now love cilantro. Don't ask me how it happened - maybe it was when they beamed me up into the shiny disc...

Wha....wha.....what? Oh no......they got you too!

...lou

Da Bull Man · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:41 am

Confessions huh?? Ok..I had Borscht in Russia and liked it I thought I saw you on the ship.. :shock:

saute · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:16 pm

Well, since this thread is 9 months old, I'm sure Lou has already made the pancakes. However I'll chime in to say that if you add a little extra liquid (milk) to the batter and thin it a bit, the cakes will be crispier around the edges.

Da Bull Man · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:34 am

I put butter in the pan & pour the batter on that...crispy edges every time..

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