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These pancakes are amazing! They are already a favorite in my apartment and have made them so much that I already have it memorized. Thanks so much!
Nikki
That is not a typo.
That’s a delicious stack of seventeen pancakes topped with salted butter and sweet maple syrup. For DINNER.
Well, maybe it’s second dinner, because in my life there’s a personal rule that during the week of parent-teacher conferences you get to have two dinners.
Other Miscellaneous Personal Rules That I Have That You Should Know About:
- Wash hands at least 23x before eating. I.SEE.germs.
- Wash hair every other day. Best rule ever.
- Take long showers every other day. 2nd best rule ever.
- Always break cookies in half.
- Always eat multiple halves.
- Wear jeggings on Fridays.
- Avoid unidentified Kleenexes on the classroom floor. And by avoid, I mean run for your life.
And one more rule. If you try to learn a new photo editing software such as Lightroom, and it takes forever and you hate yourself and you fall in a dramatic heap on the floor and your husband says that this must be the dark side of blogging…
Then eat a third dinner and buy plane tickets to South Korea and the Philippines for the whole month of June. #totallyrational
Hi again. If you want to save money, make pancakes for dinner.
We’re going to be eating a lot of pancakes.
Please please please prittyplease whip these up for yourself. I don’t know why they’re so good but they just are. I’ve made them lots of times and every time – seriously – EVERY time, they come out perfectly. Just a little fluffy, with a tiny bit of sweetness, but not overly heavy and filling.
I mean, why would you make these for breakfast when you could make these for dinner? Pancakes = Dinner. Tonight.
Classic Dinner Pancakes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
These classic DINNER pancakes are my favorite when we have breakfast for dinner. So soft and fluffy and just begging for maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour (I use whole wheat pastry flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Separate eggs; beat egg yolks. Sift dry ingredients; add alternately with buttermilk to the beaten egg yolks. Add melted butter. Whisk the egg whites for about a minute and fold into the batter.
- Bake on hot griddle (400 degrees) until bubbles rise in the pancakes, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook another 2 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Notes
I use my Griddler for this so I can see the exact temperature of the griddle. 400 degrees is the magic number – it works beautifully every time. It’s one of the higher settings, so if you’re using a skillet I’d set it at medium-high or high.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: dinner pancakes, pancakes for dinner
I will not eat seventeen pancakes, I will not eat seventeen pancakes, I will not e…
I considered myself pancake-cursed before this recipe. Always too thick, too spongyā¦ I never got it right. I should have known Lindsay and team would have my back with this recipe! I even subbed the oat milk for buttermilk since thatās all we had on hand and they still turned out amazing. These were absolutely incredible and my curse is lifted. Thank you! šš¼
I made these last night. I used 1/3 white whole wheat flour and 2/3 all purpose. The texture was great and the family said it was the best pancake recipe. Thanks!
Can you substitute Unsweetened Almond Milk for the buttermilk?
I will try your recipe tomorrow but for Breakfast and not for dinner !
The recipe is not good at all. Either too much milk or too little flour!!!!
umm, new favorite! made these for breakfast this morning (couldn’t wait until dinner!!) and they were the stuff that dreams are made of. thanks for sharing!!!
Love hearing that! Thanks Nyssa!
I don’t see where it says in the recipe to what level the egg whites should be beaten. It just reads beat egg whites, but I see a note in the comment about stiff peaks. Maybe the recipe can be clearer…
Thanks Ava – I’ll take a look.
These simple pancakes look so delicious! I always love reading what you have to say — I actually laugh out loud (especially your “rules”). Thank you for brightening my day yet again!
Hi!
The egg whites should be beaten until they form ‘stiff picks’?
Thank you so much!
Hmm, I think that’s probably supposed to be “stiff peaks”. I’ll check it out. š
I used to teach ESL in S. Korea. I highly recommend that if you visit the DMZ to book your tour with the USO. It’s the best and you’ll get to see a lot of the DMZ compared to other tour groups. There’s also an English speaking travel group called Adventure Korea and for good prices you can take a mountain hike or whatever they may have going on while you’re there. But definitely do the DMZ tour with the USO. You won’t be disappointed but I think you have to book at least a month in advance. Also, strawberries are freakishly good in Korea.
Thank you for the pancake recipe-I am doing this one tonight! I think it says beaten egg yolks…I’m assuming that means egg whites?
Well, you first add the egg yolks to the batter and you end by folding in the beaten egg whites. Does that make sense?
And thanks for all your tips on traveling in S. Korea! š Love it!
These pancakes are amazing! They are already a favorite in my apartment and have made them so much that I already have it memorized. Thanks so much!
Ha! Awesome. I love when a recipe gets to the point of memorization š
I just made these and they are amazing! Perfect pancake consistency. So good
Awesome! They work like a charm every time for me – glad they were great for you, too! š
I want to thank you so much for this great recipe! Today was my first time making pancakes. Made these for my parents today, it being Valentines day and all. I only tweaked it a little and added cocoa powder to give a little something extra special for my parents. They turned out delicious and fluffy!
Pancakes for dinner sounds amazing. Too bad my husband really doesn’t believe in breakfast foods after noon – maybe these will convince him š
PS – a whole month in South Korea and the Philippines? Sounds awesome!
We can’t wait! Good luck convincing your husband that breakfast IS dinner. š
Looks pretty substantial and dinner-worthy!
Wow, these look perfect! Just found your site and your photos are beautiful!! All of a sudden I need pancakes for dinner:)
Thanks!
I totally subscribe to the pancakes-for-dinner mentality! Whenever it’s been a really long week at school and I need a treat…pancakes for dinner it is. Your trip sounds like it will be a great break as well!
congrats on your trip! so fun! and these pancakes…can i make them everyday even if i’m not going on a really fun trip in june? yummm!
First things first, those pancakes look PERFECT. Secondly, I couldn’t agree more with rules #1, 6, and 8. Gerrrrms. As a preschool teacher I basically work with 18 walking germs. We’ve instated “yoga pants Fridays” and Lightroom…help…? #lost #confused #nothanks
Lol… I feel the same way about my 23 walking germy 4th graders.
I went through the lightroom transition last year (finally) and it took me a while to get used to lightroom. But now, I’ve cut down my processing time by huge amounts by switching from photoshop to LR. In fact, I almost never use PS anymore!
I’d be willing to make a trade. If you’d be willing to show me how you do your photos, i’d be happy to show you LR and how to process quickly. I’m in Mpls.
Yum! What a scrumptious looking stack!
These are the ones we always make in our house, they are a no fail pancake! We add chocolate chips for a switch up š
Seriously, no fail is right! They’ve worked awesomely for me every time I’ve made them.
Oooh, I hope you have such a great time on your trip, what a great thing to look forward to! Also, pancakes for dinner = one of my favorite things ever.