Yogurt Pancakes - no Baking Powder

Cooking and especially baking in our place here in Thailand has been a real challenge.

Not only does the kitchen have no oven, there is also no stove.

Since I was really wary of propane gas stove tops we instead invested into an electric cooker. It is more like a plug-in wok. After numerous trial and error dishes and lots of adjustments, I learned how to cook with it. Though possibilities were limited. (Stir fry, anyone? No? Then the only other option is soup!). Although I have truly enjoyed traveling and living in Thailand, not having a stove or an oven has been a huge challenge for me.

Well, after 6 months of service woker (wok/cooker) the wok somehow decided it was time for retirement and although we tried, we couldn’t convince him otherwise.

We moved on to another electric cooker that was not wok-like. For the last month we actually had more than soup and stir fry. Until last night. After making home-made noodles, while cooking veggies, I suddenly noticed the cooker didn’t really heat properly anymore.

After removing the inserted pot, I discovered that the heating element had melted on one side. How does that even happen? We ended up ordering in KFC that night.

This is last night’s instagram picture of what could have been a great meal.  Yet again, not having a stove or an oven continue to challenge me.

Not only did the kitchen have no oven, there was also no stove.

Since I was really wary of propane gas stove tops we instead invested into an electric cooker. It was more like a plug-in wok. After numerous trial and error dishes and lots of adjustments I learned how to cook with it. Though possibilities were limited. (Stir fry, anyone? No? Only other option is soup!)

Well, after 6 months of service woker (wok/cooker) decided it was time for retirement and although we tried, we couldn't convince him otherwise.

We moved on to another electric cooker that was not wok-like. For the last month we actually had more than soup and stir fry. Until last night. After making home-made noodles, while cooking veggies I suddenly noticed the cooker didn't really heat properly anymore.

After removing the inserted pot I discovered that the heating element had melted on one side. How does that even happen? We ended up ordering in KFC that night.
Last night's instagram picture of what could have been a great meal.

Since we have less than one week left in this place before moving on to Malaysia soon, we won’t be investing in yet another cooker.

Let this be a memorial post for our electric cooker. Just before it’s passing I made pancakes with it.

At first, I just wanted to use some yogurt we had sitting around in the fridge.  Better yet, we had no baking soda or baking powder. Then I noticed, no one ever seems to have posted a pancake recipe with this combination, as far as I can find, at all, on the internet!  So, I came up with my own recipe. I hope it can be useful for others who are either out of baking powder or avoid it on purpose, altogether.

To add a Thai tropical twist, I had mine with some sliced Lychees, which are ripe and in season at the moment.  I would defiantly suggest enjoying your pancakes with whatever fruit is available an in season, near you.  Blueberries, strawberries and bananas would be an excellent addition to this recipe! Add a sprinkling of icing sugar and it could be even better!

For my hubby, who is a huge peanut fanatic (we keep buying tiny jars of imported peanut butter for about $5) I chopped some peanuts and stirred them into the second half of the batter.

These I served with some more peanuts and a drizzling of honey.

Since no leavening is used in this recipe for the pancakes they’re not super-fluffy, but, if you make sure not to over-mix the batter they won’t turn out rubbery either. The yogurt gives them a really nice tang.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

Yogurt Pancakes without Baking Powder

5 from 4 votes

An easy breakfast recipe for when you have little in the house. These yogurt pancakes without baking powder are quick and easy to whip up in a pinch

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 10 pancakes

Ingredients

  

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For 10 medium-sized Pancakes

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• optional: chopped nuts, fruit etc.
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup yogurt plain or vanilla
• ⅛ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon melted butter or oil to grease pan/griddle

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Instructions

 

• Stir together flour, sugar and salt (and optional add-ins) to combine in a bowl.
• In another bowl whisk egg, milk, yogurt and vegetable oil. Pour wet over dry ingredients and just slightly combine to moisten dry ingredients, but the mixture should still be lumpy.
• Grease heated griddle or pan with butter or veg. oil. Pour or spoon about 3 tbsp. of batter onto griddle for one pancake.
• Cook until puffed or dry around the edges. Turn pancake and cook until the other side is golden-brown as well.
• Serve with icing sugar, syrup, honey, fruit etc.

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