The Best Old Fashioned Pancakes

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

In a medium bowl, whisk milk, butter, vanilla and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined (batter will be lumpy). Do not over-mix. Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes.

Dampen a paper towel with vegetable oil and rub on a large frying pan or griddle. Heat pan over medium heat and add pancake batter using a ¼ measuring cup. Pour as many as fit in your pan or griddle.

Cook for 1–2 minutes until small bubbles have began to form on the surface and edges and the pancake is golden brown. Flip the pancake over and cook for another 1–2 minutes until the other side is also golden brown.

Repeat until batter is used up. Serve with butter and maple syrup.