Scientists Reveal the Best Way to Make the Most Delicious Pancakes

Who doesn't love a hot and sweet pancake for breakfast? It's is one of the best ways to start your day and now a team of scientists have discovered a way to make the perfect pancakes every time. A team of scientists from the American Chemical Society have found some secret ingredients that can totally transform your pancakes and make sure you get the perfect ones that are crispy on top and soft on the inside. According to them, two important key ingredients that can make your pancakes really delicious are lemon and baking soda. 

How to use them? You can watch the video that they've posted on YouTube but we'll share their secret too. They suggest that you should add one tablespoon of lemon juice for every one cup of milk and also use some extra baking soda. These two ingredients react with each other to produce bubbles of gas which gets trapped into the batter. On applying heat to the batter, these bubbles tend to expand making your pancake nice and fluffy. They also suggest that adding baking soda helps to make the pancake crisp and brown on top. 

In the video, one of their experts explain that adding a bit of baking soda helps the pancakes get a lovely colour and flavour but you must be careful and not add too much as then they'll brown too quickly and you might get a burnt top. 

Scientifically speaking, this whole process can be termed as the Maillard reaction - where two amino acids react with reducing sugars that give the browned food a distinct smoky flavour. This reaction happens between 140-165°C (280-330 °F) and adds a range of aromas and flavours to the dish. According to the experts, using baking soda and adding melted butter or oil in the batter can speed up this reaction. They also warn that you must never over-beat the batter as it makes your pancakes lumpy and tough.

Try these pro tips and let us know how fruitful the recipe was. Here's the video to see how they make it.