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

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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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[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Ayeee, hey, I haven't bought dairy milk in 15 years, I've been cooking from scratch since I was 12. Unless you are trying to whip cream, plant milks go 1:1 with dairy milk in my expierence. In all my baking and cooking, it works. Coconut milk has more fat, I've been using almond milk lately. I should switch to to soy, but these work just like dairy milks. I don't have much expierence with oatmilk, but it'll do with a pancake mix just fine

If you want "buttermilk" the old trick is a teaspoon of vinegar (or fresh lemon juice) in a glass of milk and you let it sit for 5-10 minutes, and there you have it. This works with the nut milks too!

I hope the pancakes are good!

ps,

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Found many fantastic baking (and others!) dishes here :) The Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles are my personal, and now my households, favorite cookie of all time, they're so good

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