American pancake

Flat breakfast disc

A thick, fluffy pancake made from a batter leavened with baking powder or baking soda, typically served in stacks with butter and maple syrup.

The term distinguishes this style from thinner European varieties like French crêpes or British pancakes: The café offered both American pancakes and crêpes.

batter

buttermilk

Fermented dairy beverage

  • flourMilled grain powder
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid

baking powder · whisk · mix · lumps · rest · pour · consistency · Bisquick · scratch · recipe

breakfast

maple

Sap-yielding hardwood tree

  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • baconCured smoked pork
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells

sausage · hashbrowns · coffee · diner · brunch · waffles · omelette · toast · orange juice · fruit

cooking

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

spatula · flip · sizzle · bubbles · golden-brown · heat · pan · butter · oil · batch

toppings

maple syrup

Concentrated sap sweetener

strawberries · banana · chocolate chips · pecans · powdered sugar · honey · Nutella · peanut butter · compote · cinnamon

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

spongy · light · tender · soft · cakey · dense · rise · leavening · puffiness · golden-brown

comfort

homestyle

Simply prepared, like family cooking

tradition · weekend · homecooked · indulgence · wholesome · filling · satisfaction · childhood · gathering · togetherness

stacked

pile

Accumulated mass of objects

tall stack · heaped · dripping · presentation · plate · slathered · generous · overflowing

Opposites
pancake thickness/style

American pancakecrêpe

Thin French pancake

galette · blini · dosa · injera

pancake style/thickness

American pancakecrêpe

Thin French pancake

crêpes Suzette · blini · tortilla · flatbread

Family

American, pancake, America, Americas, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, cake, cakes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G