I use all purpose flour for all my recipes it seems to work fine. I'm not sure about the pastry flour, but you should give it a try and let us know how it worked. Pancakes might even turn out better with pastry flour. I love to experiment when I bake or cook.

I'm so glad you were pleased with the recipe! I love pancakes and I like to be able to have a recipe that can fix my sweet tooth fast. I can be quite impatient when it comes to wanting something sweet. I make them all the time for dessert. More and more people are finding they have an allergy to eggs and it is hard to find recipes for certain things that do not call for eggs.

I have played around with a lot of recipes for pancakes and was disappointed. After lots of experimenting I created a recipe that makes awesome pancakes. Also, it doesn't include eggs. Which is good because I'm always out of eggs. I included my recipe on my blog here is the link:

http://lookingforlucy.com/2009/07/loo...

That is awesome you are Italian. I wish I was Italian. I make and eat more Italian food than any other food. I cannot go without my Italian dishes!