Thread: Fluffy pancakes and waffles

As of late, I have been replacing the milk component of my pancake or waffle recipe with plain yogurt (perhaps 75% yogurt, 25% water to reduce the viscosity). This seems to have had the effect of giving me consistantly light and fluffy pancakes and waffles that taste great.

Give it a shot!

I'll definitely have to give that a try.

For some reason my waffles turn out ok, but my pancakes usually end up really dense.

I have no idea how this happens using the same mixture. I've settled on a theory that my waffle iron has magical powers.

Have you tried sparkling water yet?

Or you can just pump the batter with CO2 gas.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Or you can just pump the batter with CO2 gas.

Make sure to read the obituaries at Cooking For Engineers - Step by Step Recipes and Food for the Analytically Minded - because I like that idea...

In my whole grain no chemical days (before my children reached the age when they discovered sugar and whateveryonelseats) I made pancakes with a variety of whole grains. This can result in pancakes that make fine paperweights. To lighten them, and to make them rise, I folded in egg whites that had been whipped enough to hold stiff peaks). Still my preferred method. You can then skip baking powder or whatever else you use to make them rise.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

As of late, I have been replacing the milk component of my pancake or waffle recipe with plain yogurt (perhaps 75% yogurt, 25% water to reduce the viscosity). This seems to have had the effect of giving me consistantly light and fluffy pancakes and waffles that taste great.

I assume you mean a scratch recipe rather than a box mix.

Originally Posted by matt321

I assume you mean a scratch recipe rather than a box mix.

I just figured out how to make pancakes from scratch, and it's unbelievably easy. The raw materials are pretty simple.

All purpose flour
baking powder
salt (a pinch)
sugar
egg
milk.

It's not unlikely that you have that stuff on hand already. Recipies are easy to come by on the web.

I'm looking forward to trying the yoghurt trick

Originally Posted by joesixpack

I'm looking forward to trying the yoghurt trick

When you're done with that, give Cookbook:Palatschinken - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks a try.

I always add a little vanilla to my waffles it adds that little extra something.