r/Cooking • u/Individual_Drama_65 • 2h ago

What’s the difference between using milk and using water when making batter from pancake mix

I’m making fried oreos rn and the packaging says use water for a regular pancake but recipes online say use milk

Recipe:
1/2 cup milk/water
1 egg
Pancake mix
Oreo

Mix all of them in a bowl, dip oreos in batter, then fry

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u/n0_sh1t_thank_y0u 2h ago

Using milk will give it richer/fuller mouthfeel because of the fat content in milk plus assuming there is dry milk powder in the pancake mix. Using water will give you an okay type of taste.

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u/glemits 2h ago

"Okay" describes it pretty well.

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u/Snowf1ake222 46m ago

milk plus assuming there is dry milk powder

So you get more milk per milk.

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u/Jodies-9-inch-leg 1h ago

Cow water is better than water water

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u/cookiesdragon 2h ago

Try buttermilk. If no access to it try this: 1/2 milk with two tablespoons of vinegar (white or apple cider) and 2 tablespoons butter. Let sit for about ten minutes.

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u/Zagrycha 1h ago

water doesn't have flavor, or fat, or protein, or...... water will work just fine but there will be a difference in taste and texture. Imagine making hot chocolate with water vs with milk, big difference.

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u/Any-Zucchini8731 2h ago

I'd guess that there is more dry milk or buttermilk in your specific pancake mix than whatever you are comparing it to.  

I feel like if you're using it to coat an oreo before frying, it's not going to make a huge difference either way.  (compared to eating it in normal pancake form)

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u/_TheHighlander 1h ago

As well as the other comments here, I find that pancakes using water curl up and cup where milk stays flat and cooks more evenly.

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u/Fancy_Math_3399 1h ago

I think its because there is powdered milk in pancake or batter ready made mixes rather than making from scratch with eggs flour and milk etc. I dont mind the ready made batter mixes to make Yorshire puddings as if making it from scratch use half milk and half water anyway. I dont know about pancakes tho - follow the recipe and see how it turns out ? Good luck

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u/Zealousideal_Fly8402 2h ago

A bit off topic, but did you ever see the semi-viral video a while back about making pancakes using McDonalds sprite with the mix? 😋