Tag: pancakes

Why do I love going to sleep at the end of a long day? Of course it’s so rejuvenating but it’s more than that, it’s a fast pass to breakfast and I love me some breakfast! I’m that person who, if given the chance, would eat breakfast foods all day, every day. And while I am partial to bigger breakfasts (it is the most important meal of the day after all) sometimes I desire something simpler, something a little less heavy but still just as filling. Something like pancakes.

Pancakes can obviously be jazzed up with fruit, cinnamon, chocolate chips, vegan bacon or sausage, or pretty much anything else you want, but below all of the extras you need to start with a good base recipe. Some people choose a whole wheat pancake recipe as their base, others choose a plain, classic pancake as their base, and then there are the people like me who prefer buttermilk pancakes as their base. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with a whole wheat or plain base recipe, I simply prefer a base recipe that has a little extra oomph of flavor. And the extra oomph of flavor that buttermilk pancakes bring to the table happens to work very well with fruit or any of the other things I listed previously should you wish to jazz up your pancakes -naked pancakes are a-okay, too.

Now allow me to state the very obvious… buttermilk is not vegan. With this said however, if you’ve been following along with the recipes I post each week then you have probably seen me using/calling for buttermilk substitute. This super easy to make mixture is simply a combination of unsweetened almond milk and a little vinegar. When added to pancakes or any other recipe it mimics the flavor of buttermilk really nicely and in my recipe it just so happens to be the star of the show. #SomebodyGetThisAwesomeShitAnOscar

To get started with my recipe we are going to prepare the liquids we will need including the buttermilk substitute, melted vegan butter, and Ener-G egg substitute. Set these bad boys aside until we’re ready for them.

Now, in a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients of flour, baking powder, and salt together and whisk until smooth.

Next, we are going to add the wet ingredients to the dry. Besides adding in the 3 liquids we made prepared just a minute ago we are also adding in a little sugar and a dash of vanilla. Then whisk to combine and, as with most pancake batters, you’re not going to want to over mix the batter but you are going to want to make sure all of the dry ingredients have been incorporated.

To cook the pancakes you’re going to heat up a pan (preferably a non-stick pan) or griddle to low-med. heat. Before you pour the batter for each pancake you’re going to want to put a little oil in the pan. Add the batter to the pan for each pancake using a 1/3 cup measuring cup to ensure that each comes out the same size (about 5 inches across). Each pancake will be ready to flip when one or more of the following occurs: A) the bottom edges are browning, B) bubbles are popping near the center of the pancake, and/or C) the top edges are becoming matte and puffed.

With the amount of batter this recipe makes you should be able to make 6 pancakes -enough for 2-3 people. Of course you can double the recipe, should you need more, and should you desire something added to your pancakes you can jazz them up as you see fit. The possibilities are truly endless when you have a good base pancake recipe like this one!