You picked a bad recipe to suggest this on, because this isn't the sort of pancake that you'd want to add baking powder to. :D English-style pancakes (like thi

You picked a bad recipe to suggest this on, because this isn't the sort of pancake that you'd want to add baking powder to. :D English-style pancakes (like this) are thicker than crepes, but they're still thin fried-batter constructs. You don't particularly want them to rise.