Pancakes are a pretty perfect food. We can all agree on this, right? 🥞
They're delicious, cheap, easy to make - and you get to crown them with syrup at the end. What's not to love??
But there's one thing that can sometimes be tricky about pancakes, and that is nailing their consistency.
And that's the way you stir the batter.
You want to stir super gently - *just* enough to barely combine the wet and dry ingredients, making sure to keep some of the lumps intact.
Cook's Illustrated says those lumps - along with "a few streaks of flour" - should carry right over to the pan.
The result, once cooked? Super-fluffy pancakes - with height and pockets of air.
In its test, Cook's Illustrated used its easy pancakes recipe, but as Instagram commenters point out, this method works with other basic pancake recipes, too.
Many commenters were quick to jump in and swear by the low-mix lumpy route.
And some swore by other tricks for max fluffiness.
What's your go-to trick or recipe for perfect pancakes? Share in the comments! 👇
