I tried adding oil to the pancake batter, but the flavor didn’t change much.

Today, I tried making pancakes by adding oil to a hotcake mix.

I thought adding oil would result in a moist texture, but there wasn’t much difference in the finished product. However, greasing the pastry ring made it easier to remove the pancakes from the mold.

Japanese link: Pancakes with Added Canola Oil

Pancakes with Added Canola Oil (Ingredients)

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Pancakes with Added Canola Oil (Ingredients)

・First, I placed a pastry ring in a frying pan, added 5g of oil, and heated the pan over the lowest possible heat.

・Next, I added 1 egg, 40g of soy milk, and 20g of oil, and mixed them well.

・Then, I added 100g of hotcake mix and stirred it lightly.

・I poured the batter into the warmed frying pan.

・I covered the pan and cooked it over the lowest possible heat until bubbles appeared on the surface of the batter. The photo below shows the state before flipping.

・The state after flipping. Greasing the pastry ring made it easier to remove from the mold.

・I covered it and steamed it for a while. The pancakes were done when a toothpick inserted into them came out clean. Below are photos of the pancakes removed from the mold and drizzled with honey.

・I thought adding oil would result in a moist texture, but there wasn’t much difference in the finished product (though it might have looked a little fluffier).