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Where do I find reliable information on plant based substitutes? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/VeganKitchen@lemmy.world

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I'm trying to teach myself how to cook and I don't know enough to be able to tell when information on the internet is accurate. I have a box of pancake mix and I'd like to replace the cow milk with some kind of plant milk. The vibe of cooking sites is vaguely spammy, and I can't tell if they are misinformation or not. Cooking is a high effort activity for me so I need to know if something is mostly going to work before I attempt it.

Where do you go to find information that is accurate and comprehensive?

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[–] umbra@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I usually make stuff from scratch and follow vegan recipes so i don't have to "veganfy" a recipe. Like my family loves Nora Cooks in general and there is a great nora cooks pancake recipe . We've made that as pancakes but usually go the waffle route. It's pretty easy to make and leftovers are great in airfryer (ok in microwave). We usually make extra and have leftovers for 2-3 days

If i need to do a conversion on the fly i usually just do a quick internet search, check 1-3 sources and go with the consensus. My search is usually "[x] to [y] substitute ratio" or similar.

For your plant milk i would generally go 1:1 but it would depend on the type of plant milk since some is thinner than others. If you can't find anything specific then do your best guess and treat it like an experiment, take notes, and adjust next time. For your specific case this post seemed fairly detailed, mentions usually 1:1 but goes more in depth. For the things i usually make though 1:1 seems to work fine for our Almond or soy milk.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I know I'm a bit different because I usually enjoy cooking, but in my experience there's no way to get around experimenting for yourself and building up the "mental image" of how much stuff you have to mix together for everything to work well. Every time I tried following an online recipe it came out wrong in one way or another and I had to learn how adjust for the ingredients and even cookware I have available.

As for your question: for pancakes, I'd say soy milk is my choice, maybe add a bit of extra vegetable oil compared to the regular recipe. If you're into coconut flavor, then coconut milk would be ideal in terms of texture, but it will overpower everything else taste-wise. Almond milk will probably taste the best but the texture is usually quite dry.