September 26th is National Pancake Day! What better way to celebrate than with these Cloud 9 Pancakes from The Lusty Vegan by Ayinde Howell and Zoe Eisenberg? This is the best vegan pancake recipe you will ever make. You deserve it.
Cloud 9 Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Egg replacement mixture (see below)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons vegan butter, melted
- Maple syrup and vegan butter, for topping
Preparation
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and sugar. In a small bowl, make the egg replacer and combine it with the almond milk and vanilla. Using a whisk, combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix gently until combined. You want some lumps. Gently fold in the melted butter. Make sure the batter is still lumpy and thick.
- Heat a griddle or skillet over medium-high heat and coat lightly with oil. A spray-on oil works best to avoid over-oiling. Use a dry measuring cup to pour 1/4 cup of batter in a circle. Cook until the surface of the pancake has small bubbles all around, 3 to 5 minutes, then flip. Ideally you should only have to flip once.
- On your serving plate, stack the pancakes high to seem impressive, or, as Darth Vader would say, “most impressive.” Top with butter and maple syrup and voilà! Pancake ninja.
Vegan Egg Replacer for 1 Egg
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Ener-G Egg Replacer
Pour the water into a small pot and bring it to a slow simmer. Slowly add the egg replacer and whisk vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and set aside for about 1 minute. The consistency should be thin and gelatinous.
From The Lusty Vegan © 2014 by Ayinde Howell and Zoe Eisenberg. Used with permission from Vegan Heritage Press.
ooooh! These are so beautiful! In fact, I was planning to make waffles tomorrow – I’ll try this recipe out. Thanks so much for sharing. That picture is quite compelling indeed!
How well would these turn out without the cornstarch? I’m thinking it would be okay…