How to Make Fabulous Flapjacks, According to Experts

You don’t need a five-star kitchen to make restaurant-quality pancakes—just the right batter technique and a few key ingredients.

It's not hard to make restaurant-quality pancakes at home. micheile henderson/Unsplash

They’re also known as flapjacks, griddle cakes, hotcakes, crêpes, and a bunch of other synonyms.

Whatever you call them, pancakes have been a breakfast favorite for centuries. Since, apparently, they turn up in recorded history in about 500 B.C., you might have something in common with Julius Caesar without having to watch your back. The Roman Emperor didn’t have Aunt Jemima, Hungry Jack, or IHOP, but his breakfast preferences might not have been that different from ours.