Which of the following categories best describes this recipe:
Breads

Estimated time:
1/2 hour or so (depends on the size of the griddle surface).

Number of servings:
At least 12 pancakes, 4 inches across

Ingredients: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cups milk
1/3 cup veg. oil or melted butter

Directions:
Heat large griddle while mixing batter. (Tired non-stick pans may need a light greasing ;-)
When the griddle is hot enough, drops of water sprinkled on it will "dance."

Combine dry ingredients. Add egg, milk, and oil/butter. Whup with a whisk until well mixed; there will still be small lumps.

Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle for each pancake. Cook until edges are slightly dry, and bubbles open up on the top side. Turn and brown the other side.

Other suggestions and comments:
Fruit toppings (warm or cold) can be a nice change from syrup, and syrup can be enhanced with a bit of cinnamon or vanilla added, and a topping of toasted almonds or pecans. Mini chocolate chips or blueberries can be poked into the pancakes before flipping. Some busy nights, pancakes are Fabulous food for dinnertime, with juice and milk for balance.

Waffles: Increase eggs to 3. Pour the batter onto hot waffle iron (grease throroughly if necessary; I use a pastry brush, and the first waffle is often tossed to the birds). For a lighter texture, egg whites may be beaten separately until stiff (not dry) and folded into waffle batter...but as for mommabear method, it's "whup it, bake it, eat it." We usually fall back on this recipe when all of the frozen waffles are Gone, as will happen in a house with children!

The pancake recipe is also good for teaching kids that food does not always have to be premixed or pre-baked and put into boxes. The ingredients are minimal, cheap, and generally stocked in most kitchens. The pancakes are essentially the same as what children might have experienced on the Oregon trail, except the milk container does not "moooo," the egg cartons don't cackle, there's no charcoal taste or bugs, and you aren't likely using blackstrap molasses. "Flapjacks" R pancakes; they are usually wider, often cooked one at a time in a round skillet.

This is sort of the ultimate "Learn to Feed Thyself" recipe, and almost no one should be allowed to leave for college, get married and/or leave home without picking up a few skills and recipes this basic.