Milk-Free Pancakes with Boiling Water

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make milk-free pancakes with boiling water? It's very simple — the batter comes together in just a few minutes. First, gather your ingredients. Use all-purpose flour. If you use a self-rising flour meant for pancakes, you can skip the baking soda and salt. The syrup can come from any homemade or store-bought canned fruit. I used the syrup from canned pineapple.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the salt and stir.

3. Step 3:

   

   Warm the fruit syrup until it's just warm. Stirring constantly, pour it into the flour in a thin stream, breaking up any lumps. The batter will be fairly thick — that's how it should be. If you like, add a little more sugar. My syrup was sweet enough, so I didn't need any.

4. Step 4:

   

   Stir the baking soda into a cup of boiling water until fully dissolved.

5. Step 5:

   

   Stirring constantly, pour the boiling water into the batter.

6. Step 6:

   

   Pour in the vegetable oil and mix everything together. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes at room temperature. It will thicken a little as the gluten in the flour develops. The finished batter should be slightly thick, pourable, and smooth.

7. Step 7:

   

   Once the batter has rested, cook the pancakes over medium heat on both sides until golden. You can oil the pan before each pancake or just before the first — I oiled it every time to get pretty marbling on the pancakes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Stack the finished pancakes and serve. Garnish with fruit slices. Enjoy!