“American” Breakfast Pancakes

I think my favorite thing about this recipe is that Nigella Lawson lists it in her cookbook as “American” Breakfast Pancakes. It makes me laugh. I may be alone in that, though.

I rarely make pancakes. I pretty much only make them once a year – on Christmas morning. I once saw Mark Bittman write that there is no reason anyone should ever feel the need to use a box for pancakes, because they are so easy to make from scratch. I’m sorry to dear Aunt Jemima, but he’s right.

And so, every Christmas, I make pancakes from scratch. I alternate between Mark Bittman’s recipe and the recipe below.