Having successfully made egg-free pancakes for years, can anyone tell me why eggs are traditionally an ingredient in pancakes anyway? No judgement, just curiosity

Seitansbraten

@barrysampson @andycarolan do you know buckwheat galettes? They're often made without egg & gluten. Of course they taste a little different but they're delicious

Andy Carolan :prami:

@Seitansbraten I just did a quick Google and oooh, those look interesting! I will get some buckwheat flower and try to make some! Thanks for the info! @barrysampson

Trevor Burrows

@andycarolan Eggs do different things in different cooking/baking contexts, but I really like Nicola Lamb's overview of the role of eggs in a classic victoria sponge cake.

Kitchen Project #72: All about cake

Your ultimate guide to all things fluffy ft. THE Victoria sponge

(kitchenprojects.substack.com)

I imagine in pancakes, they are doing much the same but scaled down: some leavening, some binding and fat distribution, some keeping things fluffy. And then a tiny bit of richness (I assume) from the yolk itself.

So perhaps bc pancakes are (usually) so thin, other subs can more easily be used? Although I have to admit I've not found a really rich, fluffy, thicker vegan pancake recipe I like.

In other baking, it's much harder to swap out eggs and still get similar results between egg/non-egg versions.

Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith

@andycarolan I've never tried egg-free pancakes. What recipe do you use?

Andy Carolan :prami:

@NearerAndFarther Thanks for the link! I just skimmed it, but will read through it properly later.

I have found a few vegan cake recipes that work well, but they are often the more simple of cakes, nothing too elaborate.

The pancake recipe I use is this one... https://www.thebuddhistchef.com/recipe/vegan-pancakes/ - Generally I add a teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar to the recipe to help with the leavening. It seems to make them fluffier than without.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@grvsmth I use this one... it works really well imo https://www.thebuddhistchef.com/recipe/vegan-pancakes/

Arthur Krumins

@NearerAndFarther @andycarolan love these vegan pancake insights. This recipe is my go to, and is pretty fluffy. I use half whole wheat half regular flour and it is pretty consistently good, can get pretty fluffy if not over mixed https://cookieandkate.com/simple-vegan-pancake-recipe/

Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith

@andycarolan Wow, just flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, vanilla, oil and milk (including plant milks). I'll have to try it!

Andy Carolan :prami:

@grvsmth Yeah, it's a super easy recipe. I just put everything into my blender and give it a whirl for a few mins lol. Lovely fluffy pancakes.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@arts That looks like a yummy recipe! I must experiment with different flour! @NearerAndFarther