Who doesn't love pancakes on a Sunday???

Pancakes were one of the first things I ever learned to cook.  My mom showed me the recipe in her big blue copy of Joy of Cooking and let me go from there.  I remember making them for my dad and felt so proud when he raved about them.  Dad didn't generally rave about food so that was pretty cool.  I still love to make pancakes for special people in my life.  JD is the lucky one now.

Pancakes
adapted from Mara at What's For Dinner?, who adapted the recipe from Alton Brown

3 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs plus 1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted butter

Combine all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  In medium bowl, beat eggs with milk and melted butter.  Pour wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients and stir until just mixed.  The batter will be lumpy.

Heat oven to 200 degrees and put an oven-safe plate in there to warm up.

Heat pan over medium to medium-high heat.  Flick some water drops in the pan; if they dance, the pan is ready.  If the water immediately evaporates, the pan is too hot.  If the water just sits and bubbles, the pan is not hot enough.  Lightly grease pan with canola oil.

Pour batter into pan (whatever size you feel like making).  Flip pancake when edges are set and bottom is golden brown.  Cook on second side until set.  Keep all pancakes in the warm oven until you serve them.  Re-grease the pan as needed until all the pancakes are done.

Melt some butter and heat up some real maple syrup...drizzle both over your pancakes and have at it.  Repeat as necessary.