Pancakes

One of my favorite vegan chefs is Jo Stepaniak. I know you know her. She's the vegan cheeze whiz! She has a whole cookbook on uncheeses which is great! She is also a strong voice in vegan advocacy. Check out her website here. This morning I was craving some pancakes, so I selected Flaxjacks from her book Vegan Vittles.

The recipe from page 66 is as follows!

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (Since I don't keep this fancy flour in the house, I used regular unbleached flour)

2 tsps baking powder

pinch of salt

1 tbsp whole flaxseeds

1/4 cup water

3/4 cup soy, rice or almond milk

1 tbsp veg oil, plus more for cooking

1 tbsp granulated sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Combine flour, bkg powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Place the flaxseeds in a dry blender and grind them into a very fine powder. Add the water and blend until a gummy mixture is achieved, about 30 seconds. Add the soymilk, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract to the flaxseed mixture in the blender, and process until frothy and well blended. Pour into the flour mixture and stir until everything is evenly moistened.

Heat your pan with oil and proceed with pancakes! Top with fresh fruit, nuts and honey like I did, or do them up with your favorite toppings. (Just please don't drown them in maple syrup unless you're planning to run a 5 miler that day. Think about how much sugar you're consuming.. Do you really need that??) Enjoy!