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From:	Robert Peltzman (207.200.116.137)
Subject:	pancakes
Date:	June 14, 2009 at 3:17 pm PST

Hi, I'm trying to follow a Dr. Esselstyn (a lot like D. Ornish) diet of no oil vegan and make pancakes.
When I use the receipes from his book: whole wheat flour, rolled oats, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, banana, vinegar, soy milk, I get a big gooey mess that I can't scrape off my non-stick fry pan without the whole thing falling apart and sticking to my spatula and everything else it comes in contact with.
I wait until water sizzles on the pan before pouring on the batter but that doesn't help.
I've tried a hotter pan but that causes the bottom of the pancake to turn black and the middle stays gooey.
If I use a lower flame and cook for a longer time, it still comes out a big mess.
We eat them and they taste good but they don't look like pancakes, they look like muffins gone bad.
In the years when I cooked and ate regular pancakes made with eggs, oil, butter, etc. they always came out looking good. I just can't seem to get the hang of this no oil pancakes.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Bob

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