Pancakes, top down or bottom up?

Pancakes have always been kind of fun at our house.

I despise the kind that are made from a mix, (sorry mom)

Bisquick and me just don't see eye to eye. I think that I cannot appreciate the amount of baking soda that is in the mix in order to keep its shelf life going.

So I have always made my own. I used to love to make crepes. Now its more of the breakfast kind of thing.

This recipe out of Joy of Cooking has been a favorite.. although Linzi swears I goof it up and it really is not this recipe. If you make it from the bottom up (the liquids go in first and then the flour) it has a tendency to be thin and crepe like. That is the favorite with Sue. If you like beautifully fluffy ones.. you start with the flour and add the liquid to it.

I made these today with my Mexican vanilla from the bottom up.. real butter.. yummmmmm!

1 1/2 C of flour
3 Tablespoons of Sugar
1 3/4 tablespoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt (I use just a large pinch)

Combine in another bowl
1 1/2 Cups of milk
3 Tablespoons of butter (today it was 4)somewhat melted
2 eggs
(1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients .
(run on low speed on a mixer if you have one) stop mixing when you still see chunks of butter

cook on a griddle.. 1/4 cup per pancake. (you can make them bigger if you can handle them)

Happy cooking.. Pat