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Gingerbread Pancakes II

A quick gingerbread-flavored pancake recipe using coffee, molasses, and spices.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Gingerbread Pancakes II

6 servings
Time2 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine pancake mix, coffee, water, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Stir until combined.

  2. The batter will be thin; for thicker pancakes, add more mix, 1 tablespoon at a time.

Cook and serve

  1. Coat a nonstick frying pan with cooking spray and place the pan over medium heat.

  2. If using an electric skillet, heat to 375°F.

  3. Pour ¼ cup of batter into hot pan; cook 2 minutes or until bubbles appear and edges look dry; flip pancakes and cook 1 or 2 minutes more.

  4. Serve with butter and syrup, if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

78Calories
0 gProtein
1 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Pancakenot in our table0
Coffeenot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Ginger + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Coffee + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together895 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Molasses + cinnamontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,928 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Complete pancake mix
Provides the flour and leavening that give the pancakes their structure and rise.
Molasses
Adds sweetness, moisture and deep color, and browns the pancakes more readily.
Brewed coffee
Supplies liquid and a roasted depth that complements the warm spices.

The step that matters

Flipping the pancakes. Flip only once bubbles appear across the surface and the edges look dry. Bubbles show the leavening has set the batter enough to hold its shape, so flipping earlier can tear or deflate the pancake.

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coffee, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg):

  1. Clovefits better
  2. Allspicefits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coffee, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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