It's never too early in the morning to start celebrating this beautiful country! These red, white, and blue patriotic pancakes are soft, tender, and a fun way to start a special day!
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl or large measuring cup, beat together the eggs, milk, and vegetable oil.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined, the batter will be a little lumpy.
Divide the batter evenly between 3 bowls or glasses. Add red food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring to another and mix to combine.
Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.
Portion out the batter by 1/4 cupfuls.
Cook on a greased pan or griddle over medium heat or 275ºF until bubbles form on the surface of the pancakes, about 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and cook for 1 additional minute.
Serve with syrup, whipped cream, and berries.
Notes
Makes about 9 pancakes.
These pancakes are tender but aren’t super fluffy. The food coloring can impact the overall texture since some take more mixing than others to fully blend. Gel food coloring will have a bigger color impact with less overall mixing and will result in less dense pancakes. It’s also important to mix the color in before you rest the batter.
Melted butter can be used in place of oil if desired.