Apancake is one of humankind's oldest forms of bread. Pancakes are formed by pouring batter into rounds, either on a griddle or in a skillet, and cooking over high heat. The batter is typically based on astarch such aswheat,buckwheat,potato or evencornmeal. In addition it mayeggs, andmilk orbuttermilk.Butter may be added for richness, and aLeavening agent may be added for fluffiness. Spices, fruit, nuts and other foods may be added to the batter while cooking, or the pancake may be wrapped around sweet or savory fillings.
These round cakes vary in thickness from the wafer-thin FrenchCrêpe to the much thicker American breakfast pancake, and many countries have specialty pancakes; a partial list of these is given below.
Specialty Pancakes[]
- Appam – Fermented rice pancake from South India and Sri Lanka
- Ataif - Small Arabian pancake
- Bindaeddeok - Mung bean pancake
- Blini – Eastern European pancake
- Boxty – Traditional Irish potato pancake
- Crêpe – Thin pancake in French cuisine
- Crumpet – Small unsweetened griddle bread
- Galette – French flat cake or pancake
- Harcha – Moroccan pancake
- Injera – Fermented flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Johnny cake – American cornmeal pancake
- Latke – Jewish potato pancake dish
- Malawach – Yemenite Jewish flatbread
- Milcao – Chilean potato pancake
- Murtabak – Stuffed pancake with various fillings from the South Pacific
- Nalesniki - Polish stuffed pancake
- Pajeon – Korean pan-fried scallion dish
- Palacsinta - Thin Hungarian pancake
- Palatschinken – Austrian pancake
- Pannekoek – Thin pancake originating in the Netherlands
- Poffertjes – Mini-pancakes in the Netherlands
- Skonsa -- Thick Icelandic pancake
- Syrniki – Fried soft cheese pancakes from Eastern European cuisine
- Tortilla – Thin, flat, unleavened bread
Breakfast Pancakes[]
- Standard Pancake Recipe
- Sour Cream Pancakes
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes /Chibiusa’s Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Norwegian Pancakes /Bestemor's Norwegian Pancakes
- Swedish Pancakes /Traditional Swedish Pancakes
- Amish Corncake Pancakes
- Potato Pancakes
- Pancakes Ohukaiset
- Wild Blueberry Pancakes
- Midas Gold Pancakes
- Lemon Buttercream Pancakes with Blueberries
- Amaranth Banana Pancakes (vegan)
- Corn, Semolina and Couscous Pancakes