Box or Scratch...Making Pancakes

So most people have a box of Aunt Jamima or Bisquick in their pantry for that saturday morning when they get the urge to eat some pancakes. But I have WHY?!? Out of the box pancakes require 4 ingredients, powder, milk (please tell me you at least use the milk and not the water ones...), eggs, oil. Once cooked they taste bland, but who cares if you cover them with enough maple syrup. Well I have another alternative. Making the pancakes from scratch.

That's right, it will require a couple of additional ingredients and about 90 seconds of additional work, but it's worth it. These pancakes have a delicious flavor on their own, that once combined with the mape syrup turn into a heavenly morning kiss for your tastebuds. So you are asking, what are these additional ingredients...simple stuff, baking powder, vanilla extract, sugar and...wait for it...butter. mmmm...butter.

Now comes the real trick, the consistancy. You don't want to over mix to keep as much of the fluffiness as possible, but you want the mix resemble warm pudding, thick but fluid so that when it pours on the pan it spreads a little. If the mix is too thick, they'll still taste wonderful, but they tend to come apart as you eat them (and only the Swedish like the thin ones). So I beg you, the next morning you go to make pancakes (or waffles), toss out the box of pre-packaged stuff and spend the extra 90 second to make the yummy goodness.

Try this recipe...
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons butter, melted