Ingredients

How to make it

  • In mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another mixing bowl, combine egg, water, and cooking oil and vanilla. (occasionally I will substitute rum, lemon, blueberry or some other extract for the vanilla) Add to flour mixture all at once. Stir mixture just until blended but still slightly lumpy. Pour about ¼ C. batter onto a hot, lightly greased griddle or heavy skillet for each standard sized pancake or about 1 Tbsp of batter for each dollar-sized pancake.
  • Cook until pancakes are golden brown, turning to cook second side when pancake has bubbly survace and slightly dry edges. Makes 8 to 10 standard-size or 36 dollar-sized pancakes.

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    " It was good "
    kymlivid ate it and said...
    These were easy and pretty good. I only had 1/2c of flour, so I halved the recipe and added a slice of bacon to each one. Who doesn't love bacon?
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    " It was not good "
    KittyN ate it and said...
    These were awful, far too much water. They were thin and didn't brown properly. Tasteless, more like a thick crepe. After cooking the first batch I added more flour and sugar(brown of course), an additional egg and baking soda. Perfect! It is possible to make a decent pancake without milk, this just isn't it.
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    " It was good "
    bookarts ate it and said...
    I'd give it five stars with the changes I made. I used 1/2 cup white flour, 1/4 wheat flour, and 1/4 cup buckwheat flour. I added 1 tbsp ground flax seed, and 1 tbsp cinnamon. I used 1/2 cup almond "milk" and 1/2 cup water, although I think all water would have probably been just fine with this mixture. I used raw honey instead of syrup. I can't have any dairy (not even lactose-free), so I would use a vegan spread like Earth Balance if I wanted butter on top. I just used the honey on top this time, and they were awesome. My husband and I loved them and I will definitely make again. Also, the recipe was a really good size for just two people - I usually end up with way more pancake batter than I need.
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  • missshawn 11 years ago
    This is great.. I've been making it for a month now.. Light and fluffy every time..
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  • dragonflylady13 11 years ago
    To each his own. I've had some people love this recipe and some people hate it. My family loves them. As far as special milk, it would be something I bought just to make him pancakes, since he would never actually drink it. A waste of money on my part. But a good suggestion for those who would use it.
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  • onlythisonce91 11 years ago
    Awful disgusting recipe, yuk yuk yuk, never going to use again. just taste like flour and water . you can buy special milk for lactose intolerant people by the way. Milk is a main ingredient to successful pancakes. i give it a one star rating.
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  • Xxkimber 11 years ago
    Disaster really thin and rubbery fed to my dogs
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    " It was not good "
    Maelfair ate it and said...
    This recipe does produce fluffy pancakes, but they taste very much like flour. The milk in the original recipe is apparently very important for flavor. The pancakes can be rescued by liberal application of syrup, butter, jam, honey, or the like.

    In addition to water, alternatives to milk also include apple sauce, mashed bananas, and mashed avocado. I have tried each of these with fair to decent results, although the taste is a bit one-note. Ultimately, it's tough to beat the traditional buttermilk based recipe.
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    " It was excellent "
    kaciann89 ate it and said...
    They were great. Easy to make but I did add my own twist to the recipe. Like adding cinnamon and vanilla to add flavor. My mom said they sort of tasted like Crepes. Thanks for the recipe because I wanted to make breakfast and found out that our milk went bad. Thanks again.
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  • texanfan 11 years ago
    I didn't have any milk at home so I looked online for a milk-less pancake recipe. I am only cooking for two adults and two kids so I chose this recipe because other recipes made too many pancakes. I like pancakes light and fluffy and these are a tad dense and heavy. This is a simple recipe so I won't give up on it. I will tweak it to my liking in the future. Oh, also add about 1/4 tbsp vanilla extract to bring the flavor out.
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    " It was excellent "
    Bikeygirl35 ate it and said...
    Made this today but swapped plain flour for wholemeal and put berries in :D amazing for those who thought the recipe was bland. Awsome recipe for lactose intolerant people. A**
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    " It was good "
    pencilizer ate it and said...
    Made this for breakfast this morning with 15 minutes to spare before leaving for work. Was super quick and easy, didn't have much in the way of fluff but the texture's tough without milk. I added raspberries, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon and ate with Ginger People syrup, so good. Would probably be a bit bland without some extra creativity. Fixed my pancake craving!
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    " It was not good "
    countrygirl33 ate it and said...
    disgusting! comppletey nasty did not cook well at all yuck yuck yuck DONOT USE THIS RECIPE ITS A DISASTER... jus lookin to waste food
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    " It was not good "
    Yoyoz ate it and said...
    Absolute disaster, the pancakes were too drippy and didn't hold together! I couldn't flip, They tasted terrible! Wouldn't recomend them.
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  • LauriRottmayer 12 years ago
    These were terrific! I was craving pancakes but we rarely have milk in the house. These were fluffy and yummy and hit the spot! Thank you! :-)
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    " It was not good "
    laseggas ate it and said...
    easy, but didn't cook well, and it tastes like i'm eating flour and water... i dont like them. sorry.
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  • cestlaviejess 13 years ago
    I've made this several times and it does not fail this is amazing!!
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  • alinvegas 14 years ago
    Great recipe! No milk in the house, so this was great - and my picky milk-loving roommate couldn't tell the difference. I added a whole medium diced banana and a dash each of ground clove and freshly grated nutmeg and the results were very, very good.
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  • chailife 14 years ago
    This is a great recipe thanks!!!
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  • daveman 14 years ago
    sexypiratepants, 2 person household, milk goes bad! I live in a 1 person household and 4 L doesn't even last a week.

    dragonflylady13, nice recipe, it tasted good:) I added an extra egg to it and jam and icing sugar when it was done:)
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