A Vegan Pancake
Some exciting news:
1. TERRY GOT A TATTOO! Look at this beauty:
It was inevitable as soon as he bought his motorcycle. Is Ted’s son Teddy next?
2. SUSAN GOT A KITTEN! Her name is Gracie…that’s Gracie Scialdone:
It doesn’t get much cuter than that, does it. How adorable.
A Pancake story
Don’t you love chit – chatting with fellow bloggers? It can be about anything. Food and running are obviously two of my favorites. This post has to do with a conversation about pancakes and egg substitutes for Vegan diets.
One of my latest favorite blogs to visit is Ilax Studio. My blogging friend is Kim and she maintains a Vegan diet. I asked her about pancake or waffle recipes and if she knew of any really good ones that didn’t use eggs. Kim referred me to this site: VegWeb.com PERFECT! Now, what about that egg replacer. I was told that a good substitute for egg replacer is 1 TBS milled flax seed plus 3 TBS warm water. This recipe went on my list as a “must try”.
- Makes about 12 small pancakes or 8 larger ones.
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 TBS sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg replacer *This is where I messed up. I THOUGHT I had the flax seed substitute mentioned above. Turned out I had HULLED HEMP SEED. Well, lets give it a try. I used 1 TBS Bob’s Red Mill Hulled Hemp seed + 3 TBS Warm water **See below for information on Hemp seed or see my link on EXAMINER
- 1 cup soymilk (I used non-fat vanilla flavor)
- 2 TBS canola oil
Directions:
Mix wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix dry ingredients in a larger bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until smooth.
Drop onto a medium preheated NON-STICK pan.
Flip over when each pancake begins to bubble on top.
Serve with vegan buttery spread and maple syrup.
*By the way, this is a most interesting reference link: In Search of Vegan Food. It lists standard kitchen ingredients where you just might find animal products. Who knew?!!!
These pancakes were light and delicious. I could taste so much vanilla flavor – probably because I used Vanilla Non Fat Soy milk. I couldn’t stop nibbling and that was WITHOUT butter or syrup.
Go ahead. Give them a try. You will never know the difference. Ah-Hem….Ted didn’t. And, don’t tell him. He won’t like the idea of “soy” milk. 
**Hulled Hemp Seed: This information is taken off the package of “Bob’s Red Mill Hulled Hemp Seed”. For more information and a comparison between Hemp Seed and Flax Seed, see my link on EXAMINER.
Excellent protein source. All Essential Amino Acids. High in Omega-3 & Omega-6. A pleasant nut flavor and creamy texture. Gluten Free. 2 TBS = 90 calories. Total fat is 6 grams. Saturated = 1 g. Polyunsat. = 8 g. Monounsaturated = 2 g. Trans fat = 0. Omega-3 = 882 mg. Carbs. = 3 g. Sugars = 0. Protein = 5 g. Iron = 6%.
Joanne
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Wow! Terry’s new tatoo is SO NEAT! It is so detailed!
Aw, Gracie
I want a kitten!
As you know, I love chatting with my blogger friends, hee hee! I am so happy you tried this recipe and loved it (and that Ted did too
)! Your photos are absolutely beautiful. I have been really curious about hemp ever since I read (part of) The Thrive Diet. I should pick some up.
Isn’t vegweb cool? I hadn’t seen that link you posted – In Search of Vegan Food. It was a big deal for us when we found out about the whole D3 thing. I do the best I can to avoid stuff like that, but the sugar thing is really hard. I cannot afford the expensive vegan bag from Whole Foods!
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That tatoo had to hurt, and I’ll be over for breakfast. Our cat’s name is Gracie Mae Scialdone. I need to get a life don’t I. Ha!
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Ohmigod, I LOVE that tattoo…and if my arms get any flabbier it’d fit! Anyhow, I applaud Terry’s choice, great detail too. The only addition I would’ve made is red on the dragon’s talons.
And I’m so glad for Sue, Gracie Mae is absolutely beautiful! Such a sweet ball of fluff, and i love her name … my pets have always had middle names too. Wishing many happy times together for the Scialdones!
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The kitty is adorable!
And the pancakes look delicious…..don’t you just love vegan cooking? I sure do!
Have a great Tuesday…..
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Kilax: Yes – really lik vegweb. So informative.
Sam: Now you have even more kitty company. How are those allergies by the way?
Nancy: Thanks. I’m sure the Scialdone’s are in for a ton of “happy” times. Babies and kittens.
Kalli: I really love the eye opening experiences of Vegan cooking.
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Thanks for stopping by
Those pancakes look fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I love Kim too!
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That pancake is making me seriously hungry. Wow. Thanks for the recipe!
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Now you need to start replacing the flour with whole wheat, like this recipe my family made up:
http://www.onemessykitchen.com/gingerbread-pancakes-theyre-not-just-for-december
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