NCEP: Any dairy free people? A question for you.

[irishbride2]

We have a dairy allergy in our house so we do mostly dairy free. We have been for awhile now, but I still struggle with waffles. We mostly drink almond milk, but almond milk is really thick and the waffles come out like a brick.

Is there another dairy substitute that works better for waffles and pancakes?

[wambam]

Are you making the almond milk yourself? I've never thought it was thicker than cow's milk? You could water it down if you wanted to stick with almond. I like it in baked goods because of the nutty flavor. Otherwise, rice milk.

[irishbride2]

Jun 6, 2015 6:29:49 GMT -5 wambam said:

Are you making the almond milk yourself? I've never thought it was thicker than cow's milk? You could water it down if you wanted to stick with almond. I like it in baked goods because of the nutty flavor. Otherwise, rice milk.

No we buy it. It's definitely thicker than cows milk. Overall I prefer it over cows milk but this is the one area that has been a pain. 

[arch01]

It may be the recipe. We use this recipe for waffles and pancakes and it turns out well:

www.colourfulpalate.com/2011/06/22/vegan-banana-oatmeal-pancakes/

[abs]

Rice milk works okay but is pretty watery and causes the opposite problem. Oat milk works well.

[Deleted]

Hav you tried a different recipe or a different almond milk? I always use almond milk in waffles and I've never had this issue. I use a basic recipe from Joy of Cooking.

[shortcake2675]

I've used hemp milk in waffles with decent results. It has a bit of a taste that it imparts, but not unpleasant.

[gretchenindisguise]

When I'm doing pancakes or waffles I add 1 tsp of Apple cider vinegar to the milk and let it sit for a few minutes. It makes it mimic buttermilk. I haven't had an issue using soy, rice and almond milk in this way.

But then I just use bisquik. Maybe if I was doing something fancier it'd be different?

[StrawberryBlondie]

Do you add a little club soda to your batter? That helps make them fluffy.

[saz]

We use almond or coconut milk without issue! I haven't found the almond milk to be thick though?

[winecat]

Jun 6, 2015 16:22:37 GMT -5 shortcake2675 said:

I've used hemp milk in waffles with decent results. It has a bit of a taste that it imparts, but not unpleasant.

I've had good luck with hemp milk too. 

[keyslover]

I just add more milk to thin out the batter.