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One-Cup Pancakes

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A stack of pancakes with whipped cream and strawberry preserves.
Photo by Matt Russell

You don’t need to get the weighing scales or even measuring cups out to make these easy pancakes—simply grab a cup or mug and use it to roughly portion out the ingredients in equal parts. Within minutes, you’ll be enjoying light, fluffy pancakes. Serve them with plain Greek yogurt and any flavor jam or spread and a little grated citrus zest, or your own favorite toppings.

Editor’s note: This easy pancakes recipe calls for self-raising flour, which is widely available in the UK. Self-raising flour has a bit more leavener than the self-rising flour available in the US, and is generally unsalted. While self-raising flour gives your pancakes a little more puff, we found that self-rising flour works great in this recipe.

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