The Archivist’s Favorite Pancakes

Some might say the best part of sleeping over at the National Archives is snoozing the night away beneath the Constitution, but we know the best part is having the Archivist of the United States make you pancakes for breakfast!

Enjoying pancakes made by the Archivist.

Three times a year, kids and their parents can stay overnight at the National Archives. And the next morning, David S. Ferriero is there, taking a break from his job as head of the agency to flip pancakes for our guests.

We asked him to share his favorite recipe that he uses when he makes pancakes at home–and now you can make pancakes just like the Archivist!

The Archivist’s Pancakes

Yield: 30 pancakes—depending on size

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

4 tsp baking powder

4 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 cups milk

4 tbsp melted butter

2 large eggs

Directions:

1. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
2. Separately mix together milk, butter and eggs
3. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix—don’t overmix
4. Spoon or pour batter (amount dependent upon how big you want them) onto griddle or frying pan
5. Sprinkle on chocolate chips or berries and cook for a couple of minutes until underside is brown
6. Flip and cook another couple of minutes

Southpaws at work! Patrick Madden, director of the Foundation for the National Archives, and David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, flip pancakes for our Archivist Sleepover guests.

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