Yup - if it's hot enough then it just seals/browns the pancake. I usually do medium/medium high heat for pancakes, but I do let the pan and oil warm up for a while. But it probably depends on your specific stove - I've never cooked on glass before so I'm not sure what that's like. And also the pan - I use a pretty big saute pan and I sometimes put it over two burners. I do adjust the temp a lot with pancakes and French toast. If the oil isn't hot enough it does get soggy/gross. Same holds true for most sauteing. |
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And I like this recipe -- but I try to let the batter rest for ~15 min before cooking. And I use a mixture of oil and butter to cook them. I wipe out the pan a little with paper towels between batches and then add more oil/butter. You can keep them warm in the oven if you aren't immediately serving them.
Hmmm...maybe we'll have pancakes for dinner tonight.
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I also make my pancakes in my All-Clad SS skillet. Agree that your fat is too cool if you have sticking. Make sure that the fat shimmers, e,g, you should see little waves/ripples in the surface of the fat from the heat before you put the batter in.
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All Clad has a good reputation of heating evenly. If you're burning/sticking a lot of food on an SS skillet, it may be the quality of the SS pan. |
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All my regular pans are All Clad but I use a Scanpan (http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-215804/Scanpan-CTX-Nonstick-Skillet)
for a nonstick skillet. It is definitely nonstick and it, unlike teflon, is indestructible. |