Mood:  hungry

I've tried a few different recipes over the years but have found this one to be one of my families favorites. I first discovered a smaller version of this recipe at AllRecipes.com under the label Clark Gable Pancakes. I don't know why they were called that but after a bit of trial and error, I've tweaked the recipe to be more my own. The pancakes turn out nice and fluffy and there aren't usually any left over! That says a lot in my book :-)

As a side note, my mom always made huge skillet/plate size pancakes. I thought that was the way pancakes were supposed to be made the whole time I was growing up. When I left home to join the Air Force as a young girl of 18, and was around other folks, my husbands family for instance, I found they made small 3 inch-ish pancakes. I was completely lost on what was the right way to do pancakes...lol! I've discovered with 3 growing BIG teenage boys, I'm very happy to make large pancakes these days. I'll save the small ones for when I have grand-baby toddlers in the house... one of these days.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

3 tablespoons baking powder

3 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

3 cups milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

Directions: 

Heat skillet over medium heat.

While the skillet is heating up, sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and oil together. Pour over flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Let stand for a few minutes. Cook pancakes on first side until bubbly, and then flip and cook for another minute or two on the second side.  

I make these pancakes in my iron skillet. There is oil in the recipe but I also use my basting brush to lightly oil the skillet between each pancake just to make sure they don't stick. You can use as much batter per pancake as you wish depending on what size you want. I use a soup ladle for large pancakes or a half-cup measuring cup for smaller pancakes.

I usually like to use the first half of the batter for regular pancakes and then add blueberries straight from the freezer for the last half of the batter. My family love to eat them either way!!

In Christ,

Sallie