Pancakes with Whipped Egg Whites, Baking Soda, and Vinegar
Delicious homemade pancakes in a grandma-style family recipe! My grandma taught me to make them. This recipe has been passed down in our family for generations. I’ve tried other versions, but the taste of childhood has stayed my favorite.
Updated : 21 January, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
3
Eggs
2 tablespoon
Sugar
0.2 teaspoon
Salt
1 liter
Milk
350 grams
Wheat flour
100 grams
Butter
0.5 teaspoon
Baking soda
1.5 tablespoon
Vinegar
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients. For the pancakes, use all-purpose flour (highest grade), cow’s milk of any fat content, and the remaining ingredients from the list.
Step 2
Take 2 large bowls for whisking. Crack the eggs, separating the whites from the yolks. Put the bowl with the whites into the refrigerator to chill - cold whites whip better. Keep the bowl with the yolks for working.
Step 3
Add sugar and salt to the yolks and rub the mixture with a wooden spoon.
Step 4
Pour in the milk and sift most of the flour into the bowl. Don’t add all the flour at once - you may not need it all. It depends on egg size, milk fat content, and the flour itself. Beat everything with a mixer. If the batter seems too thin, add a little more flour and beat again.
Step 5
Put a piece of butter into a small saucepan and melt it over low heat. Do not let the butter come to a boil.
Step 6
Pour the melted butter into the batter, add baking soda quenched with vinegar, and beat everything once more with a mixer.
Step 7
Take the chilled whites out of the refrigerator and whip them into stiff peaks. The whipped whites should hold their shape well.
Step 8
Gently add the fluffy whites to the batter and fold with a spatula using bottom-to-top motions.
Step 9
Heat a skillet and grease it with butter. Ladle batter onto the hot skillet and swirl to spread it over the bottom. When the pancake is cooked on one side, flip and cook the other side until nicely browned. Continue cooking the rest the same way, but without greasing the skillet with butter anymore.
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