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Japanese pancake

Fluffy Japanese pancakes in just 20 Minutes | Pancake Recipe

Japanese pancakes are exceptional—soft, airy, and fluffy as a cloud! This easy pancake recipe makes fluffy Japanese pancakes in just 20 minutes.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 Pieces
Calories 137

Ingredients

For Egg Yolk Mixture

  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 3 tbsp / 45 ml Milk
  • 2 tbsp / 24 g Sugar
  • 1 pinch / 1 pinch Salt
  • ½ tsp / 3 ml Vanilla essence
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml Vegetable oil
  • ½ cup / 62 g All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp / 4 g Baking powder

For Egg White Mixture

  • 2 Egg whites
  • 1 tbsp / 12 g Sugar

For Cooking

  • Oil to grease the pan

Instructions

Whisk Egg Yolk and Dry Ingredients

  • First, separate the egg yolks and whites from 2 large eggs in 2 different bowls.
  • Add the milk, sugar, a pinch of salt, vanilla essence, and vegetable oil to the yolks and mix them.
  • Then sift the flour and the baking powder into the egg mixture, mix everything well until it is smooth with no large lumps, and keep it aside.

Make The Meringue

  • Now, using an electric mixer, start beating the egg whites on medium speed. After about 2 minutes, when the egg whites start to thicken up, add 1 tbsp sugar to that and beat them on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes more or until stiff peaks form.

Fold The Egg Whites

  • Add the egg whites to the pancake batter in 3 parts.
  • Then carefully fold them into the batter until just incorporated, ensuring not to break air bubbles.

Make Souffle Pancake

  • Place a griddle or nonstick pan over low heat and grease the pan with very little oil.
  • Pour 2-3 spoons of batter into the first place, wait for 2 minutes, and add another spoon.
  • Now cover and cook for 5 minutes until the center of the pancake is slightly jiggly. With a spatula, release the bottom of the pancake and carefully flip it over.
  • Cover and cook for another 5 minutes on this side.

Serve and Enjoy!

  • The pancake is ready! Make the rest following the same process, or you can make 2-3 together in the same pan.
  • Dust them with icing sugar and serve them with your favorite fruits, syrup, whipped cream, or ice cream.
  • Enjoy!