Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and with these awesome vegan pancakes it is also the best one! With a constancy that is somewhere between a crepe and a fluffy flapjack, they are the ideal pancake, not to thick and not too thin, with a beautiful crispy edge if cooked just right.
Having kids this is a recipe that I often double. As a treat we will have a pancake supper, often on a Friday or Saturday night, and then save some of the leftovers for an easy delicious breakfast. Plus as a Canadian (or any sane person for that matter), who doesn’t love and excuse to smother something in maple syrup!! 😀
If you are having a big gathering you can always throw in a few sweet potato pancakes or vegan french toast to go along.
What you will need:
- 1½ cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 cups almond milk
- 3 tbsp melted vegan butter, or margarine
- 1 flax egg (this is optional but the pancakes will be less fluffy without it)
To Make Vegan Pancakes:
In a medium mixing bowl mix together the dry ingredients.
Make a flax egg by combining 1 tbsp of ground flax seed and 2 tbsp of water.
Add the flax egg, milk, and vegan butter to the dry ingredients and mix.
Now you have a great vegan pancake batter and can get started cooking. If you are someone who prefers really thick pancakes simply add a little less milk when combining the ingredients.
Place a frying pan onto a burner  at medium heat and allow to come up to temperature for a few minutes.
I personally prefer using cast iron frying pans, however you can use a non stick frying pan if you wish. If using a non stick frying pan I suggest still using a small dollop of vegan butter as this is part of what gives the pancakes their nice crispy edges.
Once the frying pan has had a chance to heat up place a small dollop of butter in the pan and then pour approximately ¼ cup of batter into the pan. If using a large pan that can accommodate more than one pancake do so.
Allow pancake to cook for about 2-3 minutes on one side. You will see small bubbles begin to form, when these bubbles begin to pop without refilling it is time to flip the pancake. Cook for about another minute on the other side and then remove to a plate.
Finish with butter and maple syrup, chopped fruit, jam, cinnamon sugar, or whatever your favorite for vegan pancakes is. Yum!
