At home, pancakes bring the whole family together! To make delicious pancakes, here is the secret ingredient that will make them soft and really light.
Crepes are a sure bet when it comes to pleasing children, but also adults for a snack. This is the ultimate easy and unfailing recipe! There is no simpler recipe. The basic recipe only contains flour, eggs, milk and a little salt. However, everyone has their favorite recipe, passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes with a little sugar, with butter or oil, with a few drops of orange blossom or even with a little beer, everyone has their own secret ingredient to make good, delicious crepes. There are many tips and tricks to make them.
How do you cook light pancakes and be able to eat several without having a stomach ache? Should I add an ingredient? Remove one? Some people recommend replacing a little milk with a little beer or cider so that the pancakes are thin, honeycombed and super fluffy. Here’s another grandmother’s secret for making good pancakes that are both fluffy and ultra light. This is another ingredient, without alcohol to make your pancakes unique.
This ingredient is cornstarch (also called “cornstarch” after the name of the eponymous brand), the little secret addition for your pancakes. Cornstarch was born in the United States but conquered France and housewives in the 1920s. It is found as a tip in many recipes, particularly for binding sauces. For pancakes, simply reduce the amount of flour by a third (or even half) and add cornstarch instead, in the same proportions. This technique allows you to reduce the amount of gluten in your pancakes, to obtain a more airy dough, and therefore lighter pancakes. Cornstarch is definitely an ingredient to always have in your cupboards for light cooking. It also appeals to those intolerant to gluten since it does not include any.
Below is the recipe for light pancakes to remember. The proportions are for 4 people.
Ingredients
- 200g flour
- 100 g cornstarch
- 0.5 l of milk
- 3 eggs
- 20g butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- Optional: a few drops of orange blossom and/or a tablespoon of sugar.
Steps for making ultra light pancakes
- In a salad bowl, beat the eggs like you would for an omelette.
- In another salad bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch and salt.
- Make a well in the flour and add the melted butter and eggs.
- Then add the milk little by little, beating well to avoid lumps.
- Cover your dough with a towel and let the dough rest for between 30 minutes and an hour.
- Cook your pancakes in a hot pan with a little oil.
All you have to do is take out a salad bowl, the ingredients and your crepe maker of course, especially if you want to impress your loved ones by frying the crepes!