[BeYOUtiful]

Hey,

How do I stop my pancakes from sticking to the pan? On occasion the first one will be semi ok but the rest are a disaster!
What are the secrets to a good stack?

Thanks

[JustBeige]

Butter or olive oil spray.

Also dont turn them too soon. Wait till the bubbles pop.

Have the pan hot but not burning.

Hopefully that will help

[estherfrog]

I melt a tablespoon of butter in the pan then add it to my pancake batter. That way you get a little bit of fat coming out from the pancake as it cooks.

[~buzz~]

I always cook them in butter that seems to stop them sticking

[credence]

First of all, what sort of pan are you using? Non-stick, heave based, cast-iron...?


Secondly, what recipe are you using?


I tend to have the opposite problem to you, the first one or two are disasters, but then it gets going and it's alright.

A non-stick or cast iron pan helps. The heat needs to be at around medium, hot enough, but not too hot that they burn.

The recipe I use has quite a bit of butter in the batter and I find that this helps to ensure they don't stick. I usually start with a little melted butter smeared over the whole surface of the pan to get things going, then after 1 or 2 I don't need the butter as there is enough in the mix to prevent them from sticking.

[BeYOUtiful]

Thank you for all the tips

I use a Non stick pan. I have tried spray oil (although a Canola one) and marjarine (low fat one).

The last recipe I used was
1 1/2 cups SR flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 Tblspns caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
60g butter (although I would have used the abovementioned marj). Maybe that's the problem?!

This post has been edited by ~Jane05~: 22/12/2012, 06:14 AM

[credence]

Your recipe sounds about right so to be honest, without seeing what you're doing technique-wise, it's hard to tell what's going wrong.

Editied: I just reread your post and see you've used a low fat margarine. Try it with butter next time or full fat margarine, I'm guessing there's not enough fat to help lube everything.

This post has been edited by credence: 22/12/2012, 06:21 AM

[Monket]

Are you adding more butter/oil between pancakes? The pan may need to be greased for each pancake.

[laridae]

Add a dollop of butter in between each pancake - let it melt before adding the batter, but you don't have the pan so hot that the butter burns.

[SarahM72]

Do not try and make pancakes low fat! Use a normal pan and lots of butter (not a low fat spread). Put more butter in after cooking each pancake.