Dense Pancakes. Too much egg, however, will make the pancake dense and custard-like; not enough will make it drier and more biscuit-like. Photo: Alex Lau Great recipe for Dense Pancakes. I really wanted pancakes, but didn't have any baking powder.

Dense Pancakes

You may even use it as part of a dessert. "Hey, I could really go for some dense pancakes this morning," said no one in the history of breakfast eating. When it comes to pancakes, the word "fluffy" is practically synonymous with. It will give you dense-as-heck pancakes, since you're pressing all the air out. You can cook Dense Pancakes using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Dense Pancakes

You need 1 cup of flour.
You need 4 tsp of sugar.
It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
It's 1 of egg.
You need 3/4 cup of milk.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.

Quick reminder on flipping here: Medium-hot pan (cast iron is best), a little oil or butter, spoonful of batter goes in, then you wait for small bubbles to appear around the pancake's edges, signifying doneness—don't flip before that. I was really looking forward to these pancakes, I questioned the amount of baking powder, but decided to follow the recipe to a T. The batter in itself was so thick, thicker than cake batter, but they looked so so good on the griddle and thought I hit a homerun. These are the BEST pancakes I have ever made!

Dense Pancakes step by step

Mix all dry ingredients together and set aside..
Whisk egg and milk together and slowly pour into dry mix..
Add vanilla extract and mix well..
Heat pan and allow to cook until done..

Not too dense, not too thin, not too thick, not rubbery…just great! I have stored the batter in the fridge for a couple of days, and they still turn out delicious even though the texture might slightly different. This will be the only pancake recipe I will use from now on. There are numerous ways to make a pancake. You just have to know what you're after so you can pick the right recipe.