This pancake batter is equally delicious prepared as a two minute Mason jar pancake or griddled as a traditional pancake. I like to mix my batter in the blender to make a perfectly smooth batter that is light and airy. You can easily mix it by hand with equally delicious results. If you don't have sparkling water on hand, simply substitute an equal amount of still water.
Author: Jennifer from 1840 Farm
Ingredients
2 ¼cupsAll-purpose flour
¼cupcornstarch
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
2large eggs
¼cupplain yogurt or sour cream
1 ½cupbuttermilk
½cupsparkling water or water
1Tablespoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Measure the dry ingredients and combine them in a medium bowl. In a large mixing bowl or the container of your blender, add the remaining ingredients. Mix until the liquids are smooth. Add the measured dry ingredients and mix until the batter is free of lumps and completely smooth.
From this point, the batter can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several days. It can be prepared as traditional pancakes or as two minute microwave pancakes.
To prepare a microwave pancake, lightly spray the inside surface of a pint size (16 ounce) Mason jar with cooking spray. I use a wide mouth jar as it makes removing the pancake much easier. A regular mouth jar can also be used. Add 4-6 ounces of pancake batter to the jar. The jar’s embossed markings will make measuring the batter even easier. You can add a sprinkling of chocolate chips, fresh or frozen fruit, or other pancake additions if you’d like.While the jar may look underfilled, it will allow the pancake to cook and expand fully without overflowing and creating a mess in the microwave.
Place the jar in your microwave. Each microwave oven model cooks a bit differently, so a bit of trial and error may be necessary to determine the right length of time to cook a perfect pancake. I find that 2 minutes is just right for ours, so I would recommend beginning there and making adjustments as necessary on subsequent jars.
As the pancake cooks, you will notice that it expands greatly and may even rise up past the top rim of the jar. Don’t panic as the pancake will settle back down into the jar when the microwave finishes cooking.
Remove the jar from the microwave taking care as the jar will be quite hot. You can top the pancake with butter and syrup and enjoy it straight from the jar or tip it out onto a plate and enjoy every last bite!