Pancakes without eggs. Cooking video
Raw eggs are typically used in pancake dough to bind the ingredients together. However, there are recipes that make it possible to do without this ingredient. The product is replaced with egg powder or a lean dish is prepared using yeast, baking soda, butter or vegetable oil, potato starch and other ingredients. To prevent pancakes from turning out lumpy, you need to master some culinary tricks.
Pancakes without eggs: how to cook?
How to make pancakes with egg powder
If for some reason there are no fresh chicken eggs on the farm, they can be replaced with a dry semi-finished product. It is important to choose high-quality egg powder, the shelf life of which does not exceed 12-18 months. For an egg-free yeast pancake recipe, you need the following ingredients:
– wheat flour of the highest grade (5 cups); – cow’s milk (5 cups); – egg powder (7,5 g); – granulated sugar (50 g); – table salt (5 g); – baker’s yeast (50 g ); – butter (200 g); – pork lard or vegetable oil for frying.
Dissolve yeast in 2 cups of slightly warmed milk and add 3 cups of sifted wheat flour. Mix everything thoroughly, cover the dishes with a cotton napkin and put in a warm place for about half an hour. When the volume of the dough has doubled, add granulated sugar, egg powder and table salt to it.
Add ghee (warm but not hot). Use vegetable oil for a lean meal. With constant stirring, add the rest of the flour to the dough and dilute with milk. Keep the dough at 30-35oC until it rises.
If you have a surplus of egg powder, store it at a temperature not exceeding + 20 ° C. Carefully protect the semi-finished product from high humidity
Stir the dough and soak until the last rise. While the dough is ripening, prepare a clean cast iron skillet with a thick bottom: roast it over high heat, grease it liberally and sprinkle with coarse salt. Allow the dishes to cool, then clean and wipe dry. Reheat the skillet and bake the pancakes on both sides in oil or lard until golden brown.
Thanks to the combination of potato (or corn) starch and soda, pancakes without eggs are delicate and delicate. At the same time, they are distinguished by their elasticity and perfectly retain their shape when turned over. For this recipe take:
– ghee (2 tablespoons); – premium wheat flour (2 tablespoons); – starch (1 tablespoon); – granulated sugar (2 tablespoons); – soda slaked with vinegar (0,5 teaspoon ); – table salt (1 pinch); – milk (250 ml); – vegetable oil or lard for frying.
When kneading the dough for lean pancakes, you can mix wheat and buckwheat flour in equal proportions
Place all the dry ingredients (except for the soda) of the pancake dough in a bowl, stir in warm milk and ghee with constant stirring. Beat the dough with a special mixer or spoon and let stand for a while. Before baking pancakes, add slaked soda, stir and immediately start frying products. It is enough to grease the frying pan once with vegetable oil or bacon, additional processing with fat is not required.