Fluffy Lemon and Poppyseed Pancakes

The fluffiest egg-free pancakes perfect for pancake day or a sweet brunch!

Done in 20 minutes

Serves 2-3

Dish by Mia Jacobs

Ingredients

For the pancake batter

200gvegan greek yoghurt

450mlalmond or soy milk

1lemon, juice

300gself raising flour

2 tbspcaster sugar

4 lemons, zested

2 tspvanilla extract

2 tspbaking powder

2 tbsppoppyseeds

small pinchsalt

1-2 tspvegetable oil

For the icing

100gicing sugar

1/2 lemon, juice

If you're a fan of a fluffy pancake, these will be right up your street. They're bright and perfectly sweet with a hint of toasted, nutty warmth from the poppyseeds.

Method

In a large mixing bowl, add the vegan greek yoghurt the gradually whisk in the milk until you get a smooth mixture. Squeeze in the lemon juice then mix together and set to one side to thicken.

In another bowl, add the caster sugar and lemon zest and rub together using your fingers to release the oils in the zest. Sift in the self raising flour, baking powder and salt and mix together.

Add the wet mixture to the dry, followed by the vanilla extract and poppyseeds then gently whisk everything together until smooth.

Heat a nonstick frying pan over a low heat then add a drizzle of oil to the pan. Use a piece of kitchen paper to evenly coat the pan with the oil, absorbing any excess.

Ladle a large spoonful of batter into the pan and fry gently for around 3-4 minutes, or until bubbles appear on the top and they're mostly cooked all the way through. Flip the pancake and fry for a minute or so on the other side.

Whilst the pancakes are cooking, sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and add just enough lemon juice to give you a thick but drizzeable icing.

Serve the pancakes in a stack with a generous drizzle of the lemon icing and lemon zest to garnish. Enjoy!

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Mia is a self-taught cook with an obsession with street food and an absolute hatred for parsnips. Before joining Twisted Green, Mia founded an online vegan cooking school in the midst of the global pandemic and began teaching people all over the world how to cook incredible vegan food from the comfort of their own homes. Her mission was, and still is, to help transform kitchens everywhere from a daunting space to one that’s filled with the irresistible aroma of frying garlic, and some very special plant-based grub. She also believes that crisps and hummus are a gift to humanity.