Pancakes stick to the frying pan - what to do?

Pancakes are a dish that will perfectly suit both the festive table and the most ordinary breakfast. Many housewives love to cook them. However, sooner or later, everyone is faced with one problem: pancakes stick to the frying pan, what to do is unknown. Consider why this can happen and how to deal with it.

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Pancakes are not removed from the pan. What to do?

Even the experienced hostess can have such a problem. It would seem that everything is done according to the recipe, but still the pancakes are not removed from the frying pan, burning or torn when trying to turn them over.

The reasons why pancakes can stick to a frying pan are several:

• Non-compliance with the recipe;
• Wrong consistency of the dough;
• Problems with coating pans;
• Insufficient heating of the frying pan.

If you deal with these problems, the pancakes will be easily obtained as you need them.

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Non-compliance with the recipe

Often the experienced housewives add ingredients "by eye" when preparing the dough. But there is a possibility that some component will be in excess, or on the contrary - something will be missed. For example:

• Insufficient number of eggs will cause pancakes to be loose and pale.
• Excess soda, too, will not lead to anything good: pancakes stick to the frying pan and break when turned over.

Important! To avoid such a problem, you need to carefully read the recipe and observe the proportions.

If you still have something mixed up while preparing or in the prescription the wrong proportions were indicated, then you will have to think a little to correct the situation.

What to add to the dough so that there are no problems with baking?

Eggs

Chicken eggs are the gluing component of the dough for this dessert. In addition, it is they who give ready-made pancakes a rouge and elasticity. But there are recipes in which there is no mention of eggs, as a result, the dough turns loose, and pancakes do not want to roll over and tear.

The way out of this situation is simple: add a couple of eggs to the dough and try to bake a pancake. If there is no result, you can add more eggs.

Important! After adding eggs, pancakes will be baked faster, a more beautiful shade will appear, and you can forget about the dryness of the edges.

Soda

Baking soda is added to pancakes on kefir and sour milk. Soda removes excess acid, making pancakes more airy. But add it should be strictly according to the recipe, as with excess soda dough will lose its stickiness, and turn the pancake will not work. In addition, the taste of the dish will change.

Important! If you are still overdoing the addition of soda, you need to make a separate batch without soda, and then pour it into the spoiled in the dough.

Oil

Vegetable oil must be added directly to the dough. So it will be softer, and pancakes will get a special taste. In addition, the oil will create an additional separation between the pancake and the frying pan, which will reduce the chance of sticking pancakes.

Sugar

Excess sugar in the dough leads to the so-called effect of "caramel" - pancakes stick to the frying pan because of burnt sugar. Therefore, it is recommended not to add products containing a lot of sugar in the batch. It is better to serve sweets to the ready dish.

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Wrong consistency of the test

The result depends on the consistency of the test. The thicker it is, the denser and thicker the pancakes will become. That's why inexperienced housewives make thin batter for thin pancakes. As a result, the water evaporates, and the pancakes stick to the frying pan, becoming dry and brittle.

You can avoid problems by bringing the dough to the desired consistency: adding water, milk or flour.

Important! Water and milk should be warm, as with the addition of cold water, flour may not fully mix up, forming lumps, and hot water will spoil the taste of pancakes.

The ready dough for consistency should be more dense than kefir, but it is liquefied with sour cream.

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Problems with the frying pan

This is another answer to the question "Why pancakes stick to the frying pan?".Similar problems arise if the pan is new or, conversely, the old one.

Important! For pancakes, it is better to have a separate pan, on which nothing more will not be fried.

The stores have a huge selection of frying pans for all occasions. For the preparation of pancakes from all the variety it is better to choose a pan made of aluminum, cast iron or non-stick coating. On such dishes, when used, a thin layer of fat is formed, which prevents the pancakes from sticking.

When using a new frying pan that just arrived in your house from the store shelf, problems may arise. To avoid such:

• You can first conduct a "run-in": fry something to the surface formed a fat layer. After this, you can safely proceed with the preparation of pancakes.
• You can also use a frying pan before use. For this, salt is poured into it, and the pan is heated on fire or in the oven for an hour, periodically mixing the salt. After calcination, the salt is poured out, and the frying pan is wiped with a cloth and lubricated with oil, grease or lard.

Important! It is necessary to lubricate not only the bottom of the frying pan, but also the sides, since there too often the dough spreads.

The frying pan used must be periodically cleaned, otherwise - this can become another cause of sticking food. Here are some tips to clean the pan so that the pancakes do not stick:

• You can use ordinary detergents by thoroughly washing and rinsing the frying pan. Then you just dry it and oil it.
• It is not necessary to use cleaning agents to clean the frying pan. It may be sufficient to pour the dishes with water before washing, adding a little salt or soda. The result will be even more effective than using dish washing aids.
• When washing dishes used for frying pancakes, it is recommended to use rags or soft sponges.

Important! Do not use iron sponges or hard brushes to clean the frying pan. They damage the coating of the frying pan, as a result of which the food will constantly burn.

• You can grate the pot with a piece of potato, onion or pickled cucumber before use. This will clean the surface and prevent the pancakes from sticking to the frying pan.

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Insufficient heating of the frying pan

Preparing the dough, you want to start baking pancakes sooner. But when pouring the mixture into a cold frying pan, the pancakes will burn. They will have to be thrown out, and a frying pan - to wash.

That's why before frying pancakes you need to warm up the frying pan. It is better to put it on the fire without oil and to heat before the appearance of white haze. After that you can pour the oil and start baking.

Now you know all the reasons why pancakes stick to the frying pan. We hope you managed to find out what prevents you from making a delicious dish and doing it right. To all easy and pleasant cooking!