Since Victor doesn’t have to work until 5pm on Mondays, and I’ve had them off for the past few weeks, we have officially deemed mondays as pancake and cartoon mondays. Today we watched inspector gadget while I had my first attempt at pancakes on my new griddle.

Pancake Fail #1: The first time i tried to make vegan pancakes, they were good, but looked horrible because I made them in a regular pan on the stovetop (it wasn’t nonstick). So I ran out, and bought a $20 griddle, and haven’t had the chance to use it for months! not anymore!

Pancake Fail #2: I remember seeing a delicious picture on VeganYumYum a while back, so that was the first place I turned for my pancake recipe. The recipe made “silverdollar pancakes”, which i’d never had… but I neglected to read the whole entry and just went for it. They turned out super thin and didn’t cook very well. If I would have actually read the entry, I would have noticed she even said “This batter should create fairly thin pancakes”. They were very reminiscent of crepes, so that’s what i made them into! still delicious, just not what I was expecting. I wanted traditional pancakes!

We were still hungry, so I turned to vegweb for a recipe, and the one I used turned out amazing. This is the first time pancakes have turned out well for me!

Easy Pancakes
(makes about 6-7 large pancakes)

• 2 cups white all purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 Ener-g brand egg replacers (3 tsp powder + 4 tbsp warm water)
• 2 cups unsweet soymilk
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

the pancake station
Preheat griddle to 350 degrees F. You might have to play around with the temperature; if your pancakes are taking forever to brown (longer than 3-4 minutes), turn it up. If they are burning fast, turn the heat down. I ended up on 400 degrees, which is the highest my griddle goes. Mix all dry ingredients, and all wet ingredients in seperate bowls, then combine. I used a blender for convenience. When preparing your ener-g egg replacer, remember to use WARM water, and blend by beating with a small wisk or fork until frothy. Once batter is prepared, pour out decent sized pancakes on griddle (approx 4 inches in diameter), and after about 3-4 minutes (when lots of small bubbles have appeared, and batter has turned from white to offwhite)… flip the pancake and let cook for an additional 2 minutes! Serve with Pure maple syrup and earth balance! mmm.