How to Make your Pancakes Fluffy

Have you ever had flat, fluff-less pancakes? Pancakes are supposed to be fluffy. It's just a rule. I once had silver dollar pancakes that were so flat and lifeless they tasted like rubber. There was no air to them whatsoever. This is not the kind of pancakes you want.

It is actually pretty easy to keep your pancakes from being fluffy, but it is almost just as easy to avoid lifeless pancakes. It's all in how you stir.

When you make pancakes with a good pancake recipe, you're supposed to first mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Then, you pour the wet over the dry and stir it together. If you beat the ingredients together vigorously, you will kill your pancakes.

Do NOT use an electric mixer to mix pancake batter. If you were to mix pancake batter with a paddle attachment on high for two minutes, you're pancakes will probably come out like rocks, or something similar. They will be tough and chewy because you beat out the gluten.

In order to make fluffy pancakes, you want to mix it thoroughly, but lightly. Use a spoon to mix it together. If you sift the flour as directed, you shouldn't end up with lumps, otherwise a few lumps are probably okay.

Be gently, fold in the ingredients, and enjoy your fluffy pancakes!