Never mind about the recipe, it is the pan that gets me.
I have made pancakes for years, flour, egg and milk. Not all that good at measuring, know when mixture looks right, leave to settle for 15-30 minutes before using.
However, I have an extremely old, cheap when it was new, very bashed about frying pan - and with this I make perfect pancakes every time, every one. The centre is dented, but even that causes me no problems.
So many times over the years I have consigned this to its rightful place in the rubbish bin, and purchased (often expensive) nice looking replacements. All of them cause me problems when cooking my mixture. So, old battered thing re-instated.
Gosh, I really hope this will outlast me, I love pancakes, one of my comfort foods.