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If you are using sea salt, then you can put in 1 teaspoon. Otherwise, cut the salt in half to 1/2 teaspoon. Also, there is way too much baking powder in this recipe: 2 tablespoons is enough. Cooking pancakes in oil is fine, except add a 1/2 teaspoon of butter to the oil to give flavor to the ridges of your pancakes. Finally,  if your cakes are coming out burnt and/or raw on the inside, you are cooking them at too high a heat.