Silver Dollar Pancakes
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These silver dollar pancakes are light, fluffy and tender. With sweet vanilla, melted butter, and lemon in the batter, they almost melt in your mouth. Half the size of regular pancakes, they’re ideal for Sunday brunch. Pair them with other breakfast favorites like eggs and crispy bacon.
👩🏻🍳 Why This Recipe’s a Keeper
- We adore the small size of silver dollar pancakes. Because they’re half the size of regular pancakes, they’re ideal for meals like Sunday brunch, where there are several different breakfast favorites and you want to enjoy a bit of each. They’re also great for families with children, and for smaller appetites.
- This recipe produces the fluffiest pancakes. They’re light and tender, not heavy and dense. And we love that they’re made with basic pantry staples.
- These hot cakes taste amazing. They have the perfect combination of ingredients. Cooking them in melted butter produces richer and more flavorful hot cakes.
- You can use this recipe for regular-size pancakes too. Instead of 2 tablespoons of batter for silver dollar pancakes, use 1/4 cup batter for larger pancakes.
- Leftover pancakes save well. Just slip them into a zip-top bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Rewarm them in the microwave, or in a conventional oven. So quick and easy.
🛒 Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: Provides strength and structure for the pancake batter.
- Granulated Sugar: Adds the perfect amount of sweetness.
- Baking Powder: This leavening agent is a mixture of baking soda, an acid like cream of tartar, and a moisture absorber. It provides a quick and immediate release of carbon dioxide bubbles when it comes into contact with liquid and heat. These initial bursts help the silver dollar pancakes rise quickly. It gives them a fluffy, tender texture.
- Baking Soda: For optimal leavening. It reacts with the acid in lemon juice in order to produce air bubbles during cooking. This further lightens and aerates the hot cakes.
- Kosher Salt: Helps balance the flavors of the other ingredients.
- Whole Milk: Provides the moisture needed to create the batter. I prefer whole milk, but feel free to use 2% milk if desired.
- Lemon: For freshly-squeezed lemon juice. It adds acidity and freshness.
- Pure Vanilla Extract: Enhances the flavor of the sugar, butter and lemon.
- Large eggs: Help bind the ingredients in the batter together.
- Melted Butter: Adds rich tasty moisture to the batter. We also use butter for greasing the grill. It makes the silver dollar pancakes even more delicious.
📖 Recipe Steps
Recipe Tip: It’s important not to overmix the batter. This will help prevent the hot cakes from having a rubbery texture. We want light fluffy pancakes that almost melt in your mouth.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix gently and briefly, until almost incorporated. Pour melted butter over the batter. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will still have lumps, and that’s okay. Let the batter rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Heat a griddle to 350ºF over medium/low heat, until the surface is hot enough for droplets of water to skitter across the surface. Brush the griddle with melted butter.
- Using a tablespoon (from a measuring spoon set), ladle 2 tablespoons of batter onto the griddle. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until bubbles rise to the surface and begin to pop, and the bottom of the pancakes are golden. Flip (just once) and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Serve straight off the griddle with butter and syrup, or your favorite toppings.
🍽 Best Pancake Toppings
Breakfast should never be boring. Top silver dollar pancakes a variety of ways. Mix things up. Try new toppings!
- Raspberries, blueberries, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries.
- Whipped butter plus maple syrup, honey or agave nectar.
- A sprinkling of powdered sugar.
- Yogurt (plus nuts or granola), or a generous dollop of ricotta cheese.
- Salted caramel sauce, Nutella, hot fudge, or jam.
- Fried egg plus two strips of crispy bacon.
🧑🏼🍳 Expert Tips: For Fluffy Silver Dollar Pancakes
- Add lemon juice to the pancake batter. It gives the pancakes an extra lift.
- Do not overmix the batter. Use a light gentle hand when mixing. Whisk just until the ingredients come together. It’s okay for the batter to have some lumps.
- For an extra boost of fluffiness: Separate the eggs. Add in the yolks with the wet ingredients and mix until blended. Whip the egg whites with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Then gently mix the egg whites into the batter.
🥞 Best Pancake Recipes
If you enjoyed these silver dollar pancakes, you’ll enjoy these other pancake recipes too. Add them to your meal plan. Put them on rotation.
- Funfetti Pancakes
- Best Buttermilk Pancakes
- Chocolate Pancakes
- Aebleskiver Danish Pancakes
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
- Sheet Pan Pancakes
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- Total Time: 20 Minutes
- Yield: 26 Pancakes 1x
Description
These silver dollar pancakes are light, fluffy and tender. They almost melt in your mouth. Half the size of regular pancakes, they’re ideal for pairing with other breakfast favorites. They’re also perfect for children, and for smaller appetites.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted (plus more for greasing the griddle)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, mix the wet ingredients together: eggs, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix gently and briefly, until almost incorporated. Pour melted butter over the batter. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will still have lumps, and that’s okay. Let the batter rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Heat a griddle to 350ºF over medium/low heat, until the surface is hot enough for droplets of water to skitter across the surface. Brush the griddle with a generous amount of melted butter.
- Using a tablespoon (from your measuring spoon set), ladle 2 tablespoons of batter onto the griddle. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes, until bubbles rise to the surface and begin to pop, and the bottom of your pancakes are golden. Flip (just once) and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes longer.
- Serve straight off the griddle with butter and syrup, or your favorite toppings.
Notes
Secrets for fluffy pancakes:
- Adding lemon juice to the pancake batter. It helps with the rise.
- Not over-mixing the batter so the pancakes are light and fluffy, not thin and rubbery.
- For an extra boost of fluffiness: Separate the eggs. Add in the yolks with the wet ingredients and mix until blended. Whip the egg whites with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form (the whites will stand up on their own). Then gently mix the egg whites into the batter.
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 10 Minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Silver Dollar Pancakes 👉🏻 Join the Convo
Are you excited to make these silver dollar pancakes? Will it be for Sunday brunch or a weekday breakfast? Share your thoughts on this easy recipe in the comments below. I’d love to hear from you.
They were very good. We just had them for dinner!
I like hearing that. These are so yummy and I think you will want more and more.
These are making me drool!! Seriously, fluffy pancakes are one of my fave things!! Yum.1
Oh man, I haven’t had from-scratch pancakes since my roommate moved to Canada! I miss his pancakes, I’m goubg to have to try making these-they look so good!
YES!!! You will love them so much. It will remind you of your roomie.
YUM! wow, these look incredible, we’ll both give it a go come the weekend, can’t wait! This breakfast pizza looks absolutely delicious!
I really hope you like them. It makes breakfast that much better.
I’ve never made pancakes from scratch, but your recipe looks pretty easy. I would’ve never thought about using lemon juice to make them fluffy. Thanks for sharing a tasty recipe!
I never would have thought of that either, but one day it just came to mind. I could never go back now.
WOw these look really fluffy and so sooo good! We love pancakes in our house. It’s one of our favorite breakfast. Topped with fruits and syrup, it’s just delicious. Lovely photos, btw. Makes me wanna grab these pancakes from the screen. ;)
The toppings just make it that much better. It’s always about your preference on what you like.
As weird as this sounds, I have never made pancakes from scratch before. I have always used a mix in the past. I may have to try this recipe!
That doesn’t so weird at all. This is the perfect recipe to make from scratch.
This perfect recipe for thanksgiving day breakfast, soft fluffy pancakes. I can add some sprinkles and make it as Christmas day breakfast too. I will let you know how my experiment turned out.
Yes, please let me know. I think you will really like them.
These look amazing!! OMG now I’m tempted to whip up a batch! I’ve not had pancakes in a while..it’s always such a treat when we do make them. Perfect recipe for holiday mornings <3
They are the best for holiday mornings. They will make it just so much better.
I cook pancakes a lot. Sometimes I prefer them fluffy, sometimes I like them flat but one thing stays the same – I can’t get tired of them as well as of experimenting with various recipes. Yours is amazing!
Thank you so much. I just had to get them out for everyone. I know you would love them.
I love fluffy pancakes and these do look fluffy. Love how simple and easy this recipe is too. Nothing beat a nice stack of fluffy pancakes for a weekend breakfast.
That is so true. Nothing beats the fluffiness, it makes it that much better.
Pancakes are a Sunday staple in our home, I will have to try the lemon juice next time to see the fluffy pancakes difference!!
They make all the difference in the world. I know you will love them.
I wish I had everything on hand to make this recipe right now. It looks so yummy, and perfect to make a delicious Sunday brunch for my family.
They are absolutely perfect to make for brunch.
It’s been years since I’ve made pancakes. I’ve forgotten how good they taste and I’ve lost my recipe on how to make them. Lucky for me that you posted the recipe!! I’m going to pin it and make them this week.
I love this so much. This recipe will leave you wanting more. I can promise that.
OMG, I love homemade pancakes! Is there any other way? Thanks for this awesome recipe, bookmarked!
Yay! I’m so glad you like them. They are a great treat for breakfast.
Yum! Pancakes are my comfort food. Love this fluffy pancakes recipe!
I didn’t know how I would feel about them, but after I made them I was hooked.
My husband is more of a waffle guy, but I LOVE pancakes. I just wished my figure did.
Lol! I hear you. Have him try these and he won’t want to go back.
I love to make pancakes. I haven’t made them homemade, without a box mix in years. i don’t know why, these sound amazing.
They are. You will never make pancakes out of the box again.
We LOVE pancakes in our home and your from scratch recipe sounds absolutely delicious. Pancakes have turned out so fluffy and yummy looking.
I’m so glad these turned out so well for you. They are so yummy.
These pancakes look great! My children will be delighted with them! Good idea for breakfast and I would like to eat it every day! Thanks!
They are the best and I think I could eat them everyday also. Lol.
I would love to make pancakes like this! I’m gonna try it this way and see if I can get fluffy pancakes! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome. These Pancakes are the best of the best! Thanks for stopping by.
Pancakes is one of my daughter’s favorite foods to eat, and making this recipe for her makes her happy.
Awww…Gervin, I’m thrilled to hear that your daughter loves these homemade pancakes!
Pancakes taste so much better from scratch. I love that you served it with fresh fruit. So much fresher than butter and syrup.
Thank you Jenn! Pancakes from scratch are the best.
My husband makes homemade pancakes every Sunday. His recipe is pretty similar to yours but he does not use lemon juice. I have to share that tip with him
Tomi, .I’m so happy you’ll be sharing the lemon-juice tip with your hubby! :-)
My family loves fluffy pancakes. I’ll have to try this recipe next time I make pancakes.
Hello Ashley! Once you try this recipe for homemade pancakes, it’ll become one of your favorites!
Beautiful plate of fluffy pancakes! I love blueberries with mine, but my all time favorite is warm maple syrup!
Thank you Cheese Curd in Paradise! I’m so happy you stopped by and found this special recipe for fluffy homemade pancakes.
Now this is my favorite breakfast! I want to eat pancakes every day! I’m sure this is very tasty. This is a great recipe for me.
Mahy, you’re going to love these fluffy pancakes!
Such a delicious Idea for the holiday, I love blueberries it looks so delicious I could eat the screen!
Thank you Claudia!
That is an absolutely gorgeous stack of pancakes. Mine always turned out flat before! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you Marjory! Your sweet comment made my day!
These look so good! I need to make them for breakfast one morning. We all love pancakes and normally I make them from a box, so these would be a treat.
Homemade pancakes are the best! Amber, thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I appreciate it!
This was a great recipe, thank you!
Noelle, you’re absolutely welcome!
Pancakes are a family tradition in our house. I love your detailed instructions. Can’t wait to try some of your tips and tricks!
Thank you Beth! I can hardly wait for you to try these tips for fluffy homemade pancakes. :-)
I love making pancakes. We do a breakfast for dinner usually about once a month and will make pancakes. I will definitely try these. They are delicious I am sure.
There’s just so much to love about pancakes! Jeanette, I love that you’ll be trying these out soon.
The most perfect pancakes! And the toppings options are endless because they pair well with everything!
Loved that you enjoyed these pancakes Nellie! :-)
I love fluffy pancakes, especially when they are hot off the griddle. Your pancakes look amazing and I’d love a stack right about now.
Alli, I’m glad to hear that you love this recipe for homemade pancakes!
Oh wow, you aren’t kidding about these being fluffy! These look so delicious, and perfect for breakfast on a cold morning
Thank you Karyl! Fluffy pancakes are a real treat on cold mornings and any time of year. :-)
Your pancake mix with lemon is delicious! The key is not to over mix the batter and you will have lovely fluffy tall pancakes. Always make homemade syrup that will tops them off.
Thank you so much Candy for your sweet comment. I agree, for fluffy pancakes it’s important to not over-mix the batter.