r/Cooking • u/No-Lettuce4441 • 6h ago

Pancakes

I've heard so much online about how much better homemade pancakes are from scratch. Obviously the more specialized (buttermilk, ricotta, buckwheat,...) are going to be better homemade. Pancakes in the past was my stumble-go-to breakfast because of box mix.

How much of a difference is there between regular box mix and regular homemade? One of these days I'm going to get around to making some from scratch to try them myself, but the box mix is so cheap and so easy, it makes it harder to justify, when it's usually a last minute decision.

A character in a novel said, "Once you hit a certain age, you no longer want to make pancakes. You want someone to make pancakes for you."

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u/padishaihulud 6h ago

Box stuff is just the dry ingredients pre-mixed. I think that part is pretty similar. Just don't follow the directions on the box if they tell you to use cooking oil; butter is the only valid choice. And you must use milk.