My Beautiful Bullshit Pancakes

You'll know it when I get too bored with my life coz I start to get weirdly inquisitive at cooking techniques. This week, I decided probe on how to cook the perfect pancakes. Pancakes may seem simple but you're wrong. Pancakes need the same amount of TLC and attention as an ordinary cake.

It took me 3 trials to come up with the perfect mix and the perfect how-tos.

I started with the most basic mix:
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt or butter
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup milk
1 egg

Day 1: My pancakes were burnt and black, and there were huge lumps and air holes in the center. I didn’t get to achieve the melted-icecream-like consistency so the pancakes werent all round. Ugly.



Day 2: My pancakes looked better than yesterday, no burns, but most of them werent round as I wished. The holes were smaller and less conspicuous this time, but still I noticed a few lumps that tasted weird.



Day 3: I finally came up with the perfect consistency, and all of them were round. No burns. No holes. No lumps.

Some stuff that I took note of:

> There must be a mix and a wet mix. Separate the dry stuff from the wet stuff, and mix the dry stuff first by sifting them all together. Mix the wet stuff in a separate bowl and beat lightly. Add the wet stuff to the dry stuff and mix lightly.

> If you intend to use butter on your pan, put a small amount, let it melt, then wipe the pan's surface with a table napkin to get rid of the excess grease. The first pancake is the ugliest by the way. The succeeding pancakes will all be pretty, promise.

> Do not press your pancake. You'll know it when the other side is cooked when the bubbles start to dry up.

> Do not cover the pan. You'll trap the steam and your pancakes will be soggy.

There--- my beautiful bullshit pancakes. I'm so bored with my life.

Laslas.