Without egg or milk, the pancake goes vegan for Candlemas

• For the Candlemas, the L214 association will offer vegan pancakes to the public.
• Some crêperies are starting to get started to broaden their clientele.
• But for purists, it is unimaginable to do without milk and eggs to make a good pancake.

Take out the stoves and heat the pancakes this Saturday for Candlemas. And to stick to the vegan trend, why not innovate in your recipe? All this weekend, the L214 association has planned vegetable pancake tastings, certified without eggs or milk, in several cities in France such as Rennes, Saint-Malo, Antibes, Reims or Saint-Dié. Some may see it as an attack on the "physical integrity" of the pancake, others a simple change in consumption patterns.

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Through this operation, the association intends to show the public that it is possible to make pancakes without any animal product. "And they are just as tasty", assures Olivier Cheval, referent of L214 in Rennes.

Cornstarch and vegetable milk in the recipe

For a 100% vegan candlestick, it is therefore advisable to replace the eggs with cornstarch, cornstarch type, and wheat flour. And instead of cow's milk, opt for vegetable milk such as soy, almond or rice milk.

"We will give recipes and advice on site to show that it is possible to revegetate your diet without much effort", continues the activist.

"We can no longer call it a pancake"

If the crêperies will find it difficult to switch to veggie mode, some however try to ride this trend. This is the case with the Crêperie du Port à Vannes, which offers a vegan pancake for dessert. “We make it to order because we can't make a pancake batter for one person. But we are starting to have more and more amateurs, even customers who are not vegan, ”says Guylaine Danet. "They are a little more crisp, a little more digestible too", underlines the manager of the place.

On the purist side, the vegan pancake is far from unanimous. “There is no scandal. But you can no longer call it a pancake so if you do not use egg, milk and butter. These ingredients are part of the recipe, says Gilles Stéphant, president of the crêperie federation. It's like making an amann kouign without butter! ".

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