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Pancakes!
My daddy was raised by his grandmother. He became grandma’s baby. He was frequently by her side. She made sure that nobody messed with her baby. Growing up he often watched her cook. He liked to eat pancakes, and she would make them for him. He learned to make pancakes by watching her make them.

When I was a little girl, he would sometimes make pancakes. It was always a treat. I would sit on the bar and watch him mix up the batter and fry them. After I got grown, I asked him, for the recipe. He explained that there was no written recipe. He had learned by watching his grandma.
This according to my dad is also a cake recipe when the batter is doubled. So, I watched him very closely as he poured in the flour and the sugar. I watched as he melted, the butter in the cast iron skillet. I watched as he mixed an egg into the flour and sugar. I watched as he added the water (he used water instead of milk because I was lactose intolerant), and mixed. Then he carefully added in the melted butter. According to him the butter, is the secret to fluffy pancakes. He made sure everything was mixed together and then he fried the pancakes in butter.
The next morning, he told me to make the pancakes while he watched to make sure I was doing it right.
I wrote the recipe down based on the proportions that were used. Below is the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Tablespoons butter – Plus more for frying
• ½-3/4 cup water or milk

Directions:

1. Mix the flour and sugar together.
2. Melt the butter.
3. Mix the egg into the flour and sugar.
4. Add 1/2 cup water
5. Add butter.
6. Add more water if needed to get the right consistency.
7. Preheat the pan to medium heat.
8. After the pan is hot, pour some of the batter into the pan and cook on low to medium heat until you see bubbles.
9. Flip and cook until both sides are light brown.
10. Finish cooking the rest of the batter the same way. Make sure to watch the pan. If the pan gets too hot, the pancake will cook too fast on the outside and not get done in the middle. If the pan gets too cool, the pancake will soak up too much butter and be greasy.
11. Enjoy