Ingredients

1 cup sifted all-purpose, pastry, or cake flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 egg yolks

3/4 cups milk, more or less

4 tablespoons butter, melted

2 egg whites

1 tablespoon sugar

Butter for frying for the best results.

Preparation

  1. Sift the dry ingredients together, except sugar.
  2. In another bowl, mix the yolks, most of the milk, and the melted butter together until smooth.
  3. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the mixed wet ingredients all at once. Stir until just combined, and not lumpy. Over-mixing will make for a tough pancake.
  4. Beat the egg whites until light and fluffy and soft peaks appear as for meringue. Add the sugar toward the end of the beating. Fold the egg whites gently into the batter with a spatula. Add milk as necessary to get the right consistency.
  5. Cook as you would other pancakes. Use relatively high heat, with melted butter (preferably), mixture will end up thicker with the whipped egg whites, may need to spread the batter out on the pan.