Night before (8-14 hours before) you plan to make and enjoy pancakes or waffles, mix together the sponge ingredients.
Next morning: preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In the morning, mix in the eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and sweetener.
Mix in the melted butter, now cooled.
Melt the 3-4 T. unsalted butter for baking and topping.
Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Brush about 2 T. of melted butter on the parchment with a pastry brush to the edges of the pan.
Pour the batter onto the buttered parchment and spread out to fill the pan with a uniform thickness. Optional: add topping ingredients into the spread out batter.
Place the 2 pans into the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Use the pastry brush to brush the rest of the melted butter on the pancakes.
Turn on the oven to broil.
Place pancakes under the broiler—you’ll have to rotate pans to get an even bake.
Bake until golden brown on top.
Enjoy!