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Ruth's Pancakes

Source of Recipe


From "The Gourmet Cookbook"






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup whole milk
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 3 Tbsp plus 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
  
• 1 stick (8 Tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 4 tsp baking powder
  
• 4 tsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
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• Accompaniment: pure maple syrup
  






Instructions



1. Whisk together milk, eggs and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a medium bowl, then whisk in butter.
   
   
2. Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in another bowl. Whisk in egg mixture until just combined.
   
   
3. Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of three and adding 1/2 teaspoon more oil between batches, pour 1/3-cup measures of batter into skillet and cook until bubbles have formed on top and broken, about 2 minutes. Flip pancakes with a spatula and cook until undersides are golden, about 1 minute more. (Lower heat if pancakes brown too quickly.) Serve with maple syrup.
   
   Makes about 8 pancakes.