I have officially deemed mondays as pancake and cartoon mondays. Today I 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!

I was 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.