Pancakes without baking powder or soda: a step-by-step recipe with photos, using milk

There are countless American pancake recipes online, but few people know that you can make pancakes with milk, kefir, or yogurt, without any baking powder or soda. The key is properly whipped egg whites. Below, we'll show you step-by-step how to make fluffy yet tender pancakes, demonstrating the entire process with photos.

Nutritional value per serving

230.2 kcal

Proteins: 6.6 g
Fats: 5.1 g
Carbohydrates: 38.8 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 20 min
Time in the kitchen: 20 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 20

Pancakes are a popular American dish, similar in taste and texture to our domestic pancakes. The main difference is the larger size of the pancake.

Pancakes are usually served with jam, preserves, banana, honey, melted chocolate, berries, fruits or any other additives.

We've previously told you how to quickly prepare:

classic pancakes with milk;
banana pancakes;
low-calorie pancakes on water;
pancakes or low-fat kefir or yogurt;
gluten free pancakes (no wheat flour).

Many pancake recipes do indeed contain baking powder or soda. These ingredients aerate the batter and give it the right porous texture. But it's entirely possible to achieve the desired effect without baking powder or soda, simply by making pancakes with a meringue base (egg whites whipped to stiff peaks).

Today we'll tell you and show you step-by-step how to make delicious milk pancakes at home without baking powder or soda. Thanks to photos of each step, even a novice cook can replicate this simple recipe on their own.

Pancakes with milk without baking powder and soda

Delicious pancakes at home – a simple recipe with milk and no baking soda

Ingredients

Servings

Milk

350 ml
Flour

250 G
Egg C1

3 pcs
Sugar

5 tbsp
Vanilla sugar

10 G
Vegetable oil

4 tbsp
Salt

1 pinch

Preparation

Step 1

First, separate the egg yolks and whites into separate bowls. We'll need them to make the dough, but we'll use the yolks to make the base and beat the whites into a stiff peak.

Step 2

Beat the yolks with sugar and 10 grams of vanilla sugar (or a pinch of vanillin) with a mixer until smooth, lighter in color, and larger in volume.

Step 3

Add a glass of warm (not hot) milk to the egg base and beat with a mixer until smooth.

Step 4

Add sifted flour to the base and mix with a mixer until a homogeneous and fairly liquid dough is formed.

Step 5

When the mixture is ready, add 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil and beat a little more until smooth.

If you want to make chocolate pancakes, add dark cocoa to the mixture at this stage.

Step 6

Important! After preparing the base, the beaters must be thoroughly washed and dried. If even a small amount of yolk gets into the whites, they will not whip.

Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and beat until a thick, dense foam forms, as shown in the photo.

Step 7

Fold the whipped egg whites into the base and gently stir the mixture with a spatula or spoon until smooth. Don't use a mixer at this stage, otherwise the foam will settle, resulting in a dense, non-porous dough.

Step 8

Step-by-step instructions for making pancakes without baking soda - step 9

The recipe is extremely simple: just fry the pancakes in a frying pan using a dough prepared without baking powder or soda.

If you have a non-stick frying pan, you don't need to grease it with oil, as the batter already contains enough fat.

Pancakes cook very quickly. Just a couple of minutes after adding the batter to the pan, bubbles will begin to appear and the bottom will brown. At this point, flip the pancake.

Step 9

Fry the pancake on the other side and remove it from the pan, arranging it in a nice stack.

Step 10

All that's left to do is decorate the treat and serve this delicious and healthy version of homemade American pancakes.

Pancakes have a shelf life of 2-3 days, but this delicious treat usually disappears within the first hour after preparation.

If you love banana pancakes, try making this simple, step-by-step recipe at home without baking powder or soda, following the detailed instructions in the video:

As we mentioned earlier, you can make pancakes without baking soda or baking powder using kefir, drinking yogurt, or even water. The key is to make the dough correctly. For a step-by-step video on how to make pancakes at home using water and no baking powder, watch this recipe:

If you have your own recipes for making tender, fluffy, and delicious pancakes, please share your ideas and photos of beautiful homemade pancakes in the comments. You can also share your favorite pairings for classic American pancakes.

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