gluten free chocolate chip pancakes!

i often find articles describing gluten free pancakes which taste like cardboard and feel like hockey pucks--not anymore!
in the early days of my son's gluten free diagnosis, i made pancakes using various gluten free pancake mixes.  these were never light and fluffy.  the terms flat as a pancake, cardboard and hockey puck definitely come to mind to describe those early pancake disasters.  i have finally figured out a recipe for gluten free pancakes which are light, fluffy and taste divine!  this batter does not do well the next day- it becomes very thick and gummy.  i have tried to loosen up by adding additional milk-the result is pancakes which are fluffy but raw on the inside.
bottom line: do not keep the mix to use the second day. instead, make it fresh from scratch every time!

recipe makes 14  2" pancakes 
1/2 cup gluten free flour blend ( i use gluten free pantry or whole foods)
1 Tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1/2 cup milk (2% or whole milk)
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (plus additional for sprinkling on top)


to double this recipe, do not simply double all the ingredients- instead, do this:
1 cup gluten free flour blend ( i use gluten free pantry or whole foods)

1 Tablespoon white sugar

1-1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

1 cup milk (2% or whole milk)

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (plus additional for sprinkling on top)

• in a large mixing bowl-combine wet ingredients (milk, oil, vanilla, egg)
• in separate bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder chocolate chips
• mix dry ingredients into the liquid.  stir lightly until clumps disappear. allow batter to sit 3-5 minutes before using.
• make sure your pan is hot and lightly oiled
• proceed to make pancakes as you would the old fashioned gluten filled ones! i drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto the hot skillet--wait until the first side bubbles and then flip 'em!
• these pancakes will rise to be light, fluffy and divine! enjoy--