{"id":966,"date":"2012-03-10T01:20:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feedingandrew.com\/?p=966"},"modified":"2012-03-10T01:20:03","modified_gmt":"2012-03-10T01:20:03","slug":"pancakes-hold-the-dairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feedingandrew.com\/?p=966","title":{"rendered":"Pancakes, Hold The Dairy."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can a better pancake be made without milk and eggs?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After our first 4 days of being vegans, Andrew and I were really in need of some comfort food.\u00a0 I wanted to make something for him that would make this change not quite so drastic and give him hope that he could actually do it. \u00a0I knew that he would love my grandmother’s pancakes (“Dad’s Buttermilk Pancakes, February 2011<\/a>), but they had eggs and buttermilk. \u00a0I wondered if there were some way to turn them into vegans too. \u00a0I got up early and started researching some alternatives for eggs and found out that there are some really good substitutions.\u00a0 The key is to know what their function is in a particular recipe.<\/p>\n

In pancakes, eggs act as a binder and do not add leavening power as I had expected.\u00a0 It turns out that 1\/3 cup pumpkin puree (the kind you use for pumpkin pies) is the equivalent of one egg when used as a binder.\u00a0 Having settled that, I switched out the buttermilk for almond milk and hoped that it would provide the right consistency.\u00a0 Next, I switched the white flour for whole wheat and lo and behold, I had just recreated my grandmother\u2019s pancakes in an all plant-based recipe.\u00a0 Not willing to leave well enough alone, I decided that a handful of walnuts would be a good fit with the pumpkin.<\/p>\n

I was right on all accounts.\u00a0 The pancakes are dense, but light and really, really good.\u00a0\u00a0 And truth be told\u2026\u00a0 I like these better than our regular Saturday recipe and so does Andrew. \u00a0Sorry Grandma!<\/p>\n

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Seriously good pancakes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cornmeal pumpkin pancakes with toasted walnuts<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/3 cup pumpkin puree<\/p>\n

1 1\/4 cups vanilla or regular almond milk<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon molasses<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup corn or canola oil (we use olive oil these days and love it)<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup yellow corn meal<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup whole wheat flour<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

1\/2 teaspoon baking soda<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon baking powder<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup toasted walnuts, chopped<\/p>\n

Mix almond milk, pumpkin, oil, and molasses together.\u00a0 Put the rest of the ingredients through a sifter and into the bowl; mix.\u00a0 Cook in vegan butte<\/p>\n

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