Homemade Pancakes and Syrup

These are the best syrup and pancake recipes out there. My mom always made them while i was growing up. She was famous amongst friends and family for them. I literally had friends who told their mom's to start using this recipe when i was a kid. I was taught young how to make them, as were my siblings. This was pretty much the only meal my dad would ever make. My roommate was a stalwart Bisquick pancake maker saying that they were the best, but then she tried these pancakes, and has since reformed. The syrup is thinner then store bought because it uses sugar to sweeten it instead of corn syrup. This means that it is sweeter and tastes better though. Oh and another tip: my mom always butters the pancakes after she flips them on the griddle. this way the butter melts into the whole pancake evenly because it isn't cooling as you spread the butter. So without further ado, the recipes:

Pancakes
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1 large egg
milk

Mix all ingredients, starting with a little milk and adding until you reach the desired texture for batter. My mom usually does the batter a little thinner then the other pancake recipes, so that the pancakes aren't as thick and floury feeling, but you can experiment and find a thickness that you like.

Syrup:
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 tsp maple flavoring

Add sugar to water in a pan and mix as it warms. You want to heat to just under boiling, because if it boils the lost water will cause it to crystallize if you have leftover syrup. Stir in maple flavoring once warm and all sugar has dissolved. Syrup is then ready to serve. We usually store left over syrup in a lidded jar in the fridge.

Another thing my family does is fries eggs to eat with the pancakes to add some protein. We usually put the egg on top of the stack of pancakes and then the yolk will run over the pancakes with the syrup which is delicious. Oh and we never do a single multiple of either recipe, because these pancakes are always in high demand.