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Default How do you make spongy pancakes?

On Jul 20, 2:06 pm, George Shirley > wrote:
> CM wrote:
> > Andy wrote:

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> >> CM said...

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> >>> I love IHOP pancakes--they are spongy and soak up butter and syrup
> >>> but whenever I make pancakes at home they are dense and "cakey". What
> >>> is the secret to making more spongy pancakes?

>
> >> This seems to be the copycat recipe you could've found everywhere on
> >> the web, if you'd shown some initiative.

>
> >>http://tinyurl.com/3d2mms

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> >> Andy

>
> > I wasn't asking for a copycat recipe. I was asking what makes pancakes
> > spongy as opposed to cake-like. But thanks for being a complete ass.

>
> The whole secret to spongy pancakes is the use of buttermilk and baking
> soda. The reaction between the two makes bubbles and lightens up your
> pancakes. Same sort of deal you get with sourdough pancakes. It's all
> about chemistry.
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give the man a cigar for --

1. being correct
2. answering the original poster's question
3. not being a smart ass in the process...

...fred