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Grandpa Walt's Sunday Pancakes

Posted by Jenny on December 15, 2009 · recipe from Grandpa Walt · filed under Breakfast

Grandpa Walt's Sunday tradition, just the way he made them.

  • Makes~12
  • Prep10 min
  • Cook15 min
  • HeatMedium griddle

What you’ll need

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1.25 cups milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Butter for the griddle

How to make it

  1. Whisk the dry ingredients in a big bowl.
  2. In another bowl whisk milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla.
  3. Pour wet into dry; stir until just combined. Lumps are good. Rest 5 minutes.
  4. Heat a griddle over medium and butter it lightly.
  5. Pour 1/4 cup per pancake. Flip when bubbles form and pop — about 2 minutes.
  6. Cook 1–2 minutes more. Keep warm in a 200°F oven while you finish.
Walt's law The first pancake is always ugly. That one's the cook's. House rule, no arguments.

Jenny’s notes

Pure Grandpa Walt — Sunday mornings smelled exactly like this. Cousin Pete swears you should scatter the blueberries onto the batter right on the griddle, never in the bowl, and he's right. The first-pancake-belongs-to-the-cook rule stays forever.

— J.