How to Make Fluffy Vegan Pancakes - Blog Vegan

Welcome to How to plant-based. You like first learn how to make pancakes, and then wonder why they aren't fluffy like at a restaurant.  Stop wondering, and let's show you how. 

Today is Episode 2 of our series "How To Plant Based" and we're showing you how to make fluffy vegan pancakes perfectly every single time.

Where we show you how to use and create plant-based Basics  today is episode two where we show you how to make the softest and fluffiest  pancakes from scratch. Because we don't need these flimsy little saucers anymore.

How to Make Vegan Buttermilk 

We're going to start by making a vegan buttermilk. To do that we're going to add an acid in this case  I'm using apple cider vinegar to a non-dairy milk. You can also use white vinegar or lemon juice then  let this mixture sit for about 10 minutes.

The acid will help the non-dairy milk curdle and  give a similar Tangy flavor profile that you'd find with traditional buttermilk. The next thing  we're going to do is make a flax egg.

How to Make a Flax Egg 

This is going to replace traditional eggs in our pancake recipe.  All you have to do is combine ground flaxseed with water and let this sit for 10 minutes. What  happens is the mixture will thicken and become gelatinous to mimic chicken eggs.

You can also  do this with Chia seeds as well and if you don't have any of that on hand you can replace this with  applesauce or non-dairy yogurt. About a fourth of a cup per egg that you are replacing, in this case  just one. 

How to Measure Flour

Now you're going to want to grab a bowl and let's get started with our dry ingredients  similar to our bread video measuring flour is one of the most important steps to get those  fluffy and Airy pancakes that you're looking for. If you don't add enough flour your batter  will be too liquidy and your pancakes thin if you add too much flour you run the risk of your  batter being too thick and the outside burning before the inside is properly cooked through.

Baking Powder Purpose for Fluffy Pancakes

We're also going to be adding some vegan cane sugar, salt, and baking powder.

It may seem like a  lot of baking powder for the amount of flour that we're using, however, the baking powder reacts while  cooking to give you those super fluffy pancakes. Grab your whisk and we're going to mix together  our dry ingredients really well making sure to distribute all the ingredients well and break up  any clumps will also help with that fluffiness you're looking for in your pancakes.

If you're  new to baking a Surefire way to do this properly is to sift all of your ingredients together. Now  into a separate Bowl you're going to add your buttermilk and flax egg mixture once they are  ready along with some vanilla and a neutral oil. Stir this together and what you'll want  to do now is add your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with a spatula.

But we're going to do  this in three parts and mix just until combined with each one.

How to Easily Add Dry Ingredients to Wet

Adding a little bit at a time  helps to make sure that you don't over mix since you are able to see it more clearly. Making sure  got to over mix is going to be the single most important step that you do in making sure that  you have those soft fluffy Airy pancakes every single time. You may be tempted to keep stirring  until smooth but these lumpy bits that you see in your batter will actually help the rise so make  sure you're not over mixing. Once you do finally have everything together you're going to let it  sit for five minutes.

Why you should let your pancake batter set before using

This allows for two things to happen, one the baking powder and vinegars to  start reacting together to create more fluffy pancakes and then two the flour is able to get  hydrated which will especially help for any little dry batter that you may have missed.

What temperature should you cook pancakes on

You're going  to want to start out with your Skillet on medium low heat. If your temp is too high you're going  to start to burn the outside before you fully cook the inside.

Once warmed add in some vegan  butter really just a tiny bit and make sure it's spread all around and then let that melt. Add your  batter about a third to a half a cup depending on your desired size and cook for about two to three  minutes.

Avoid touching your pancakes too much at this point. You can round your edges a bit if you  desired but the more you keep touching it the more you'll break up those air pockets that have formed  and you risk flattening your pancakes.

How long to cook pancakes

If you do want to add in any mix-ins like blueberries  or chocolate chips I'd recommend adding them here before you flip. Bubbles are going to start forming  in your pancakes and then you can flip and cook on the other side. Your second side won't need as  long to cook just about one to two minutes.

if you aren't sure if your pancake is ready by looking  at the bubbles you can gently look under and see if it's golden brown already and then flip.

You'll  continue this process until no more pancake batter remains this recipe will make about five pancakes  so if you have a large family you can double or even triple this recipe if needed top with your favorite toppings and then you're going to serve.

Thanks so much for watching we hope you enjoyed  I this video If you make these send us a picture so we can see how you top them and if you haven't  already hit the Subscribe button so you don't miss the next episode. These Are So Soft so fluffy and  I'm not saying that you should eat the entire stack but I also wouldn't judge you if you did.