Alibear
These pancakes are amazing. I've never had pancakes that were this soft and fluffy and light, not even at a nice pancake house. At first my mom and I thought they were a little bit too salty, as we nibbled at freshly made pancakes, sans butter and syrup. But with syrup added, they were perfect. 

They don't need extra spices or butter, you don't need less salt (the amount is fine, so long as you use syrup) and they DEFINITELY don't need vanilla. Leave the recipe alone and they are perfect. I'm never going to use a boxed pancake mix again.