Homemade Pancake Syrup Recipe - The Creek Line House (2024)

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What kind of syrup does the original pancake house use? ›

MAPLE SYRUP

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To thicken your pancake syrup you can also add a little extra sugar. Thicker syrups tend to have lots and lots of sugar. Another commonly used method for thickening syrup is mixing in a cornstarch slurry. Mix 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 teaspoon of water and add the mixture to your syrup while it cooks.

For longer storage, stick maple syrup in the freezer.

Pancake or breakfast syrup can be stored in a closed container, unopened or opened, in the pantry. It's best to use it within a year, but it will keep indefinitely.

A rich simple syrup has double the amount of sugar, meaning 2 parts sugar and 1 part water (i.e. 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water). The amount of syrups made can be reduced or increased, as long as you keep to a 2:1 sugar to water ratio.

Like all of our creations, the buttermilk pancakes are made 100% from scratch. Pancakes this delicious have to be started days in advance. The process begins with sour starter, a key ingredient in many baking recipes. We make our own sour starter in-house using potatoes, water, flour, sugar and yeast.

Maple syrup that is boiled too long will crystallize and maple syrup that isn't boiled long enough will spoil quickly and will be watery because the concentration of sugar in the syrup will be too low.

Finished maple syrup will be 7°F above the temperature of boiling water at your elevation. Your syrup or candy thermometer will tell you this. If you have a larger operation you may get a syrup hydrometer and testing cup which will tell you when the syrup is done.

Boil it more. Maple syrup is typically boiled down to 219 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have syrup that was boiled to less than that, or you like your syrup thicker than standard, just put it in a pot on the stove and boil it to your desired temperature. 240 degrees will get you maple syrup candy.

Maple syrup can last near forever if it is stored properly. If the maple container is sealed and unopened, keep it stored in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight. A pantry or cabinet is a good option.

This is the result of sugar sand (also called niter) and every sugarmaker has dealt with it in their syrup-making career. While it's not very appetizing and can sometimes affect taste, sugar sand is not a sign of spoilage or bad syrup.

Can you freeze homemade pancake syrup? ›

Yes! Freezing maple syrup doesn't have any negative impact, making it a great way to store it long term, Powsner says. In fact, it can be stored in the freezer indefinitely. If it's in a small plastic jug, you can freeze as-is.

It's also one of the easiest ingredients to make yourself—if you can boil water, you can make simple syrup. At its most basic, simple syrup is a 1:1 ratio of granulated sugar dissolved in an equal volume of water.

Syrup that's too thick will leave a white crystalline sugar deposit in your containers because it has a higher sugar level. If your syrup is too thick and you're still boiling, make the next pour a little lighter (for example 0.5 °F lower), and mix your new pour with your first.

Drizzle Engine Oil on Pancakes

It's hard to take a picture of pancakes because maple syrup gets all over them so quickly. This just means finding a substitute that looks like maple syrup and goes in slowly. So why do the pancakes in the ads look so good? Strangely enough, it's all about motor oil.

Today, Log Cabin is primarily made of brown rice syrup.

Very early (circa 1888-89) Log Cabin Pure Maple Syrup one quart metal tin with paper label.

Does IHOP have real maple syrup? Generally no, IHOP only serves a chemically synthesized and sweetened syrup with artificial coloring and flavors. However of the 1400 locations in the US, there is one in South Burlington, VT that serves real maple syrup. As New Englanders, we unfailingly bring our own.