Pancakes

They baffle me. I've never been a big pancake eater, so I've never really made them before the last couple months. The last little while has changed that. I've been making chocolate chip pancakes (we'll set aside the fact that I'm on this chocolate chip pancake kick to address my sweet-tooth/carb cravings since I won't bring cookies or buns into the house because I'll just eat them all - something isn't working out quite right here). I'm a pretty good cook, and a pretty good baker. And anything I try usually turns out pretty well the first time. But I just can't get the hang of pancakes. At first the outsides were burned before the insides were cooked. Now the outsides are okay, but somehow, in my effort to make them a little thicker, they've gotten too thick and doughy. I can't work out how to grease the pan, how hot, how long to cook. It's getting much better, don't get me wrong. But I still feel like I'm fumbling about. I just can't get the hang of pancakes.