Fluffy Japanese Pancakes

Fluffy Japanese pancakes. These impressively tall pancakes are great with maple syrup! You will need enough 3 1/2-inch ring molds to fill your frying pan for this recipe.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 195 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup melted butter
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form.

Step 2

Butter enough 3 1/2-inch ring molds to fill your frying pan. Place molds in the pan over low heat. Cover.

Step 3

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.

Step 4

Combine buttermilk, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture and stir until batter is fairly smooth.

Step 5

Fold egg whites into the batter until combined. Small bits of egg whites still showing is ok.

Step 6

Pour about 1/2 cup of batter into each mold and cover the pan. Cook until bubbles start forming at the top, about 5 minutes. Flip pancakes in their molds and cook until set, 3 to 4 minutes more.