Pancakes have always been a favourite for certain members in our house (now house-bus) and it is one of the first things that themselves could cook independently. The process has been a long, messy and at times smoky affair however I try to keep my focus on the fact that they are making food without me having to participant!
Tucking into the good stuff!
Since himself became vegan, pancake making has changed quite a lot. First came the arguments (between the two of them) that herself couldn’t make some if he couldn’t eat them, then can the moaning that they couldn’t make anything yummy, then the searching of recipes to find a vegan pancake batter and then the making of two separate batches (a lot of deep breathing went with this stage – by me that is in case you wondered). Finally we have come to the resolution that actually the vegan pancakes are just as yummy as the regular ones and so we only have to make one batch …. thank goodness for that 😉
Make sure it looks almost cooked (lots of air bubbles and no runny batter) on the top side before you flip.
Themselves usually make pancakes as a weekend breakfast but as these pancakes take a bit longer to cook than the regular recipe, for some reason, it is worth factoring that into your timeline before staring. Just a bit of patience in letting them cook a bit longer with definitely give you a better result (see notes with the photo above) … not that my two notice in their eagerness to munch. Himself has he plate, knife, peanut butter and banana ready before the mixture is even in the bowl sometimes! Other times they will have them as a tasty dessert with a bit of fruit and Vegan Ice-cream 😉
Dessert pancakes
I can’t remember where we found this recipe so apologies if you are reading this and recognize it as yours, also many thanks for facilitating peace within our tiny space. These pancakes are quick and easy which is ideal for little bakers and creators. Best of all they don’t need an egg (I know …. duh) but this means that for all you non-vegans out there when you do run out of eggs you now have a stand-by recipe up your sleeve. We have only tried this with wheat flour however one day, maybe when I think I’d like some pancakes, I will attempt it with some GF stuff. Until then here it is ….
Vegan Pancakes
- 1 C flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 C milk (we use rice but I’m sure any non-dairy one would be good)
- 2 TB veg oil (we use olive)
- 2 TB water
– Mix everything thoroughly in a bowl with a fork, adding more milk if needed to get a good consistency
– Heat a frying pan and then lower the heat before adding the mixture. You can add a little oil for cooking if you like.
– Spoon mixture into a frying pan and cook until the top had lots of air-bubbles in it then flip – see photo above
– Enjoy with your favourite toppings
Until next time I hope this finds you enjoying the tasty bits of life.
Arohanui
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