Pancakes for One: Because Sharing is Sometimes Overrated

Love This? Please Share It!

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Your price is unaffected. For more information, please see our disclosure policy.

Making pancakes using self-rising flour

Why use self-rising flour in this pancake recipe?

If you happen to have self-rising flour, it makes it really easy to whip up these guys quickly.

Self-rising flour, sometimes called self-raising flour, already contains leavening and salt, so you only need to measure 1 ingredient rather than 3.

And the self-rising flour already has the perfect amount of leavening in it so you don’t have to guess. Sweet!

You can and should make only one serving!

We interrupt your regular programming to bring you the following Public Service Announcement:

Oh, sorry. Did I hurt your ears? But, it’s true. You are this close to homemade pancakes.

Yes, even if you live alone or all your family is out at the movies.

What you need to make them

Barring a box of mix or a frozen brick of pancakes from the big box store in your freezer, here’s what you’ll need. You probably own most of this stuff already.

Ingredients you’ll need

• self-rising flour
• sugar
• milk (you can use non-dairy milk)
• vegetable oil
• butter
• real maple syrup (yes, it is worth it)

Can you make them without eggs?

Yes!

In fact, sometimes using eggs can make your pancakes almost rubbery.

Making pancakes without eggs and mixing just until the ingredients come together yields fluffy, tender pancakes.

It’s my preferred way to make pancakes. No eggs, thanks very much.

You may now consider this your go-to no egg pancake recipe!

Equipment you’ll need

• a well-seasoned cast iron skillet or griddle (an electric fry pan works here too)
• a timer
• a stove (only if not using an electric fry pan!)
• one bowl
• one whisk
• one spoon (a regular teaspoon will do)
• a half-cup measure
• a pancake turner or other thin spatula-type Item

How to make these small batch pancakes

Here’s how it’s done. Follow these steps To The Letter, and you, too, can be enjoying fresh, a solitary and delicious meal of pancakes without eggs in about 20 minutes.

Note that pancake batter is best made using The Muffin Method.

1. Heat your griddle or skillet. You want you pan to be nice and hot, so go ahead and give it a head start on medium-high heat while you mix your ingredients. (If you make a lot of pancakes, having an electric griddle or an electric skillet is a nice luxury that will help them cook evenly.)
2. Whisk together dry ingredients. In this case, dry ingredients include self-rising flour and a little sugar. If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can still make these. See the recipe notes. You can also whisk in some spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom if you’d like.
3. Whisk wet ingredients together. You’ll need milk (I like whole milk, but you can make these dairy-free by using your favorite nut milk.)
4. Whisk in some neutral vegetable oil and any extract. If you’re using citrus zest, you can whisk it in with your milk and oil.
5. Mix wet into dry. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir until it just comes together. A few lumps are just fine.
6. Cook. Add a bit of butter to your pan and cook your pancakes, 1/3 of the batter at a time. Once you pour the batter into the pan, that’s when you can add fruit or chocolate chips. Let them cook until set and dry around the edges. Flip and cook an additional couple of minutes.
7. Plate and Enjoy. I like to put butter on my plate, add a pancake, add more butter, add a pancake, add butter, then top with a pancake. But I like butter! You can just add a pat of butter on top, douse in syrup, and enjoy.

Other pancake recipes to enjoy

If you’re a fan of this pancake recipe, here are a couple more from my site and from some of my friends. Enjoy!

• German Pancakes (made with mashed potatoes)
• Yeast-Raised Chocolate Chip Pancakes (not too sweet. Really good!)
• Vegan Vanilla Chai Pancakes (no eggs, no dairy)
• Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pancakes with Pears (hearty and satisfying)
• Bubula (Matzo Meal Pancakes) (like your grandma used to make)
• Banana Chocolate Chip Whole Wheat Pancakes ( if you’re looking for a dessert pancake!)

Let’s get to it

I really hope you love these pancakes for one, you guys! If you make some, please share a photo with me before you devour them, either in the PCO Facebook Group or on instagram by tagging @onlinepastrychef and using hashtag #pcorecipe. Thanks, and enjoy!

Continue to Content

Pancakes for One

Yield: 1 serving

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

When you want an indulgent breakfast or breakfast-for-dinner on those days you're home alone, turn to this easy recipe for pancakes for one. No egg recipe for tender pancakes. You're going to love them!

Print

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup self rising flour
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup whole milk, about 1/4" shy of the top of the half cup measure
• 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil, I use avocado oil
• a sprinkle of cinnamon or other pancake-y type spice, optional
• splash of vanilla/citrus zest/chocolate chips--whatever, optional

For Serving

• 1 Tablespoon butter

Instructions

The Procedure

1. Preheat the skillet over medium/medium-high heat. Set the timer for five minutes.
2. In your bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients, including zest, if using. Do not mix in any "chunky" mixins here--only spices or zest
3. Stir oil into milk, and add vanilla, if you're using it.
4. Pour over dry ingredients and whisk slowly until just incorporated.
5. Let the batter sit until the timer goes off.
6. Rub a little butter onto your skillet.
7. Pour 1/3 of your pancake batter into the skillet.
8. While your pancake cooks, heat up the maple syrup so it's ready to go.
9. Let pancake cook until the bubbles around the edges pop but don't fill back in with batter, about 3-4 minutes. If using blueberries, cinnamon chips, chocolate chips, etc, sprinkle on a few evenly over the top of the pancake before flipping.
10. Flip pancake and cook about 2 minutes.
11. While the second side of the pancake cooks, put a wee pat of butter on your plate.
12. Place this pancake onto plate on top of butter.
13. Make 2 more pancakes the same way you made the first.
14. Put a wee pat of butter on top of your first pancake.
15. Pile on the other 2 pancakes as they finish cooking, adding a small pat of butter in between each pancake.
16. Turn off stove.
17. Pour syrup on top of pancakes.
18. Eat.

Notes

Rather than plating each pancake before plating the next, you can keep the cooked pancakes warm in a toaster oven and then plate everything all at once.

 

As a special treat, rather than using plain maple syrup, try some of the Bourbon barrel-aged maple syrups that are out now. Very good! It's pricey, but these are pancakes for one, and that means you're not sharing with your kids or your husband. Indulge!

 

Nutritionals calculated without the butter (or syrup) for serving. Just so you know.

 

I made my pancakes for one with lemon zest in the batter and fresh blueberries sprinkled on top of each pancake as it cooked.

Nutrition Information

Amount Per Serving Calories 442Saturated Fat 13gCholesterol 8mgSodium 36mgCarbohydrates 61gFiber 1gSugar 16gProtein 10g

The stated nutritional information is provided as a courtesy. It is calculated through third party software and is intended as a guideline only.

Thank you for spending some time here today. Enjoy your pancakes that you don’t have to share with anyone! Take care, and have a lovely day.

Love This? Please Share It!