This money saving strategy will show you how to not only make your own pancakes from scratch, but how to freeze and reheat them for later too.
Prep Time2 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Freeze Time4 hourshrs
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Freezer, Pancakes
Yield: 14pancakes
Author: Beverly
Equipment:
Cookie sheet or baking sheet
Parchment Paper
Freezer Bags or other Freezer Container
Ingredients:
To Make Pancakes From Scratch:
1½cupsFlour
2TblSugar
2tspBaking Powder
1/2tspBaking Soda
1/2tspSalt
1Egg
1¼ to 1½cupsMilk
Instructions:
To Make The Pancakes:
Mix all the pancake ingredients together in a mixing bowl, adding the milk last and gradually until you have a pancake batter that is somewhat thick but still pourable.
For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup of the batter onto a preheated pan or a griddle set at 275 degrees. Cook on the first side for a couple minutes until bubbles form, and then flip and cook on the second side for about a minute.
Place pancakes on a baking sheet (or other flat surface), each laying individually (do not stack them) and let them cool.
To Freeze Pancakes:
To freeze the pancakes the most important thing to remember is to keep them separated so they don't all freeze together in a lump. If you have room in the freezer, you can put the cookie sheet with the cooled pancakes directly into the freezer.
Another option is to stack the pancakes with small squares of parchment paper between them to keep them from sticking together as they freeze.
Let the pancakes freeze like this individually for 3 to 4 hours or until frozen.
Once the pancakes are frozen you can put them into the packaging containers of your choice, labeling them with the date. They should be good in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.
Reheating Your Frozen Pancakes:
To reheat your pancakes, put one or two frozen pancakes on a microwave safe plate and heat for 1 minute, with additional 15 second increments of heating if needed.