Fluffiest Pancakes Ever—in 8 Easy Steps
bootlegga @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:48 pm
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How do you make breakfast pancakes extra light and airy? Clayton Miller, Executive Chef at Wit and Wisdom, the new tavern at Baltimore's Four Seasons Hotel, developed this unique method early on in his career when he worked as a pastry chef. "One of the items on the menu was a classic French soufflé," Miller tells Shine. "That's where I got the inspiration for this dish." The secret is folding in extra egg whites, but he promises, "The pancakes aren't temperamental like a soufflé."
Miller says the dish is delicious with butter and maple syrup, but a simple caramel banana sauce makes them swoon-worthy.
Soufflé Pancakes (adapted from Clayton Miller)
Makes 6-8 substantial pancakes
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
5 ½ cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
2 ½ cups
2 cups milk
2 whole eggs
2 eggs yolks
Combine and whisk together in medium mixing bowl. Slowly stir into dry ingredients to prevent lumps. Do not over mix (this makes the pancakes tough).
3 egg whites
Whisk to medium peak. Fold gently into batter. Do not over mix.
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a six-inch non-stock frying pan on medium. Swirl to coat sides. Butter should be golden and bubbling, but not brown or smoking. Pour one cup of batter into pan. You can add more or less depending on how thick you want the pancake. It will puff up so don't fill pan more than ¾ of the way up the sides. Cook on stovetop for one minute then place oven for 3 minutes. Flip pancake and place back into oven for approximately two more minutes or until cooked through. Add more butter as necessary to coat pan and repeat. Serve with maple syrup, sliced fruit, whipped cream, caramel banana sauce.
Easy Caramel Banana Sauce (adapted from Clayton Miller)
Enough for 2-4 pancakes
1 banana, mashed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Slowly brown the butter on a low heat in a medium saucepan. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook until sauce thickens slightly.
Miller says the dish is delicious with butter and maple syrup, but a simple caramel banana sauce makes them swoon-worthy.
Soufflé Pancakes (adapted from Clayton Miller)
Makes 6-8 substantial pancakes
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
5 ½ cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
2 ½ cups
2 cups milk
2 whole eggs
2 eggs yolks
Combine and whisk together in medium mixing bowl. Slowly stir into dry ingredients to prevent lumps. Do not over mix (this makes the pancakes tough).
3 egg whites
Whisk to medium peak. Fold gently into batter. Do not over mix.
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a six-inch non-stock frying pan on medium. Swirl to coat sides. Butter should be golden and bubbling, but not brown or smoking. Pour one cup of batter into pan. You can add more or less depending on how thick you want the pancake. It will puff up so don't fill pan more than ¾ of the way up the sides. Cook on stovetop for one minute then place oven for 3 minutes. Flip pancake and place back into oven for approximately two more minutes or until cooked through. Add more butter as necessary to coat pan and repeat. Serve with maple syrup, sliced fruit, whipped cream, caramel banana sauce.
Easy Caramel Banana Sauce (adapted from Clayton Miller)
Enough for 2-4 pancakes
1 banana, mashed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Slowly brown the butter on a low heat in a medium saucepan. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook until sauce thickens slightly.
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2Cdo @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:52 pm
Might have to try that tomorrow!
bootlegga @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:53 pm
Lucky retired bastard - I have to wait until the weekend! 
BartSimpson @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:54 pm
I use this stuff and I highly recommend it:
http://www.snoqualmiefallsstore.com/Sno ... -1009b.htm
2Cdo @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:57 pm
bootlegga bootlegga:
Lucky retired bastard - I have to wait until the weekend!
Don't be hating. This gig will probably be ending shortly, the boss wants me to find a job out west somewhere making big money.
bootlegga @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:59 pm
Costco has a great multi-grain pancake mix that doesn't taste like dirt (like many multi-grain products do), but my favourite store bought pancake mix is Batter Blaster.
http://www.batterblaster.com/
Costco sold it for a year and it was great when we went camping - but eventually dropped it (I think some Wal-Marts here carry it too). Makes nice, light fluffy waffles!
Still, this recipe sounds even better... ![[drool]](./images/smilies/droolies.GIF "Drool")
Guy_Fawkes @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:23 pm
You used to get it in the Sobeys in my neck of the woods. Im not sure why they stopped selling it here.
Unsound @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:12 pm
well, my weekend plans are made...
souffle pancakes for breakfast, coliseum pizza for dinner, Metallica for dessert!
Brenda @ Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:25 pm
This I get:
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Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
But I don't get this:
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2 ½ cups
2 1/2 cups of what? 2 1/2 cups of the dry ingredients? What do I do with the rest then? Do I put that in later, but before the egg whites?
bootlegga @ Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:44 am
It must be a typo from the Yahoo page. Everything else sounds right.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:23 am
Nothin' beats good ol' buckwheat pancakes.
Might give this one a try though.
2Cdo @ Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:46 am
Couldn't try them this morn because I have no idea what that 2.5 cups is supposed to be? ![[huh]](./images/smilies/icon_scratch.gif "huh?"){kind=icon}
More flour?
More milk?
Canned air for extra fluffiness?
bootlegga @ Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:19 am
I made these recently - adding chocolate chips to the mix. They weren't very fluffy, but they were pretty good pancakes.
Served them with vanilla ice cream and raspberries - they were to die for!
BartSimpson @ Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:05 am
bootlegga bootlegga:
I made these recently - adding chocolate chips to the mix. They weren't very fluffy, but they were pretty good pancakes.
Served them with vanilla ice cream and raspberries - they were to die for!
Served them with vanilla ice cream and raspberries - they were to die for!
Have any left?
bootlegga @ Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:26 am
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
bootlegga bootlegga:
I made these recently - adding chocolate chips to the mix. They weren't very fluffy, but they were pretty good pancakes.
Served them with vanilla ice cream and raspberries - they were to die for!
Served them with vanilla ice cream and raspberries - they were to die for!
Have any left?
Nope, the wife and daughter finished them off...