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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Breakfast Recipes / Breakfast Pancakes / Dairy-free Soaked Pancakes Recipe

Dairy-free Soaked Pancakes Recipe

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  • Soaking Flour without Dairy
  • Options for Nondairy Soaked Pancakes
  • Soaked Pancake Recipe (dairy-free)+−
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Recipe Video
    • Recipe Notes
    • More Recipes Using Soaked Flour

Classic recipe for soaked pancakes that achieves the traditionally soft, slightly chewy texture without any dairy.

Dairy-free soaked pancake batter in a glass bowl

One of the best benefits of soaking flour prior to baking is that you tend to eat quite a bit less.ย If this seems strange, I would suggest making a batch of soaked pancakesย and notice how much you eat.

Compare this to a stack of pancakes from the local breakfast joint or ones you make from a mix from the store. Not only do you eat (a lot) more, but you get hungry more quickly!

Dishes made from soaked flour are far more satiating both during (you eat less) and after (you stay full longer) the meal.

The reason is the drastically improved digestibility.

This culinary achievement occurs from breaking down the anti-nutrients such as phytic acid present in the bran of grains.

Complex starches are also broken down into simpler form, which helps trigger meal satisfaction more quickly than if your digestion was required to do all the work itself.

In a nutshell, soaking simply makes all the nutrients in the grains more bioavailable. When food is more nutritious, you eat less and stay full longer.

Soaking Flour without Dairy

Traditional soaking of flour is done using an acidic medium.

Buttermilk, yogurt, and kefir are the most popular choices for this purpose.

The reason cultured dairy works for soaking flour is that it has the level of acidity necessary to break down antinutrients.

It also adds lactobacilli,ย a friendly bacteria present everywhere in the environment, including the tissues of all living things.

Lactobacilli combined with the proper pH creates the environment necessary for beneficial chemical changes to occur while the flour is soaking.

For those sensitive to dairy proteins, a combination of liquid whey and filtered water works fine too.

Options for Nondairy Soaked Pancakes

What about people with sensitivities severe enough that they cannot even tolerate the small amounts of whey used for soaking?

In those cases, dairy-free soaking is necessary.

In place of cultured dairy, either lemon juice or vinegar mixed with filtered water will work according to Nourishing Traditions.

Best results are achieved with freshly squeezed lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar to ensure the inclusion of lactobacilli.

I personally prefer the results of soaking with water plus lemon juice. The taste of the final dish is more akin to regular pancakes. This is important for those trying this method for the first time!

However, donโ€™t take my word for it. Try it for yourself and see what you prefer!

Hereโ€™s what the batter looks like in a skillet grilling up in a drizzle of expeller-pressed coconut oil (this is the brand I use).

Dairy-free Soaked Pancakes
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Soaked Pancake Recipe (dairy-free)

Classic recipe for soaked pancakes that achieves the traditionally soft, slightly chewy texture and same satisfaction without any dairy.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword dairy free, soaked, traditional
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking Time 8 hours
Servings 12 pancakes
Calories 107 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour preferably freshly ground
  • 2 cups filtered water
  • 2 Tbl lemon juice preferably fresh
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbl expeller pressed coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Mix flour with water and lemon juice in a bowl. Cover and leave on the kitchen counter overnight but no longer than 24 hours.

  2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well.

  3. If the batter is too thick, thin with more filtered water until desired consistency is achieved.

  4. Fry up pancakes as you normally would in a hot, oiled skillet or griddle. Note that they will cook more slowly than unsoaked pancakes.

  5. Serve with your choice of healthy sweetener and wholesome butter substitute.

  6. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat in a toaster oven.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Another option for leftover soaked pancakes is to dry them out in a dehydrator or warm oven.ย 

They make a great snack with the wholesome topping of your choice.ย 

Nutrition Facts
Soaked Pancake Recipe (dairy-free)
Amount Per Serving (1 pancakes)
Calories 107 Calories from Fat 32
% Daily Value*
Fat 3.5g5%
Saturated Fat 2.6g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 34mg11%
Sodium 83mg3%
Potassium 34mg1%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 0.6g2%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 41IU1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Dairy-free Soaked Pancakes Recipe

More Recipes Using Soaked Flour

It is important to note that a bit of trial and error is necessary to convert a conventional recipe using unsoaked flour to one that uses soaked flour instead.

The additional liquid used during the soaking process does tend to alter results if no other compensating changes are made.

To get you started without any frustration, here are a few soaked recipes I use in my home.

Once you get the hang of it, you will then know how to adjust your favorite unsoaked recipes to a traditional style!

  • Soaked Belgian Waffles
  • Overnight oatmeal
  • Coconut rice
  • Soaked bread (using a bread machine)
  • Soaked bread (baked in the oven)
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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (9)

  1. Jamie

    Apr 22, 2020 at 12:56 pm

    5 stars
    Can you freeze the batter?

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Apr 22, 2020 at 1:09 pm

      I think freezing would negatively affect the texture when it was thawed and cooked. If you try it, though, let us know how it turns out!

    • Karrie McNaughton

      Jan 14, 2024 at 12:43 pm

      5 stars
      The soaked pancakes were delicious! The whole family enjoyed them. I used the lemon juice option. We also added cinnamon and blueberries after the soaking time was complete.

      Thank you for sharing this recipe!

  2. KK

    Apr 5, 2020 at 5:46 pm

    Could paleo-friendly flours work with this recipe?

    Reply
  3. Joshua Howard

    Oct 9, 2019 at 2:01 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! The best dairy-free pancakes ever! Made them today with egg substitute and they turned out really perfect. Thank you for the share!

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Oct 9, 2019 at 2:03 pm

      Thank you for sharing! I haven’t tried this recipe with an egg substitute to know whether it would turn out the same as with real eggs.

    • Cali

      Feb 17, 2021 at 10:01 am

      What did you use as a sub? Iโ€™m allergic to eggs. Flax egg?

  4. rob ermovick

    Oct 4, 2019 at 10:52 am

    5 stars
    wow soooooo good. nice and fluffy, love them with blueberries and ghee butter.
    thank you so much Sarah.
    Bob

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Oct 6, 2019 at 9:59 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them!

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