Pancakes without milk?

I have a milk allergy (not an intolerance to milk), so I have to be careful the amount of milk I have.  Since it's summertime, I have been having a little bit more ice cream than usual.  I've noticed I've been stuffed up quite a bit more.

Today, I made pancakes without milk.  They weren't bad, but they weren't great either.

Here is the recipe I used, thanks to Buzzle.com.

Ingredients

• Plain flour, 2 cups
• Oil/butter/margarine, 2 tablespoon
• Salt, ½ teaspoon or as per taste
• Baking powder, 4 teaspoon
• Sugar, 2 tablespoon
• Water, 2 cups
• Eggs, 2

Method

1. While learning how to make easy pancakes without milk, the first step is that in a large bowl, you have to mix all the main ingredients i.e. eggs, water and oil or butter properly.
2. Then in another mixing bowl you have to mix the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. You can also learn how to make pancakes without baking powder if you do not wish to use baking powder.
3. Now mix the two and keep stirring till it forms a thick batter and till all the ingredients have mixed properly.
4. Now leave the batter aside for at least 5 to 10 minutes for it to rise.
5. In the meantime, preheat the skillet that you will use to make the pancakes.
6. Now, using a ladle or a spoon, scoop some of the batter and on the hot skillet and heat it till bubbles start appearing.
7. Heat this side for about 2 minutes and then very carefully, using a flay sided spoon or ladle, flip the pancake so that you can heat the other side too.
8. Again cook this side for around 2 minutes or till it is well done and then put it on a plate.
9. Repeat the same thing with the rest of the batter and finally when the pancakes are ready, serve them hot, oh and don't forget to add the maple syrup on top while serving!

At the end of it all, I wouldn't do it again without adding blueberries, applesauce, strawberries....something.  They were, for lack of a better word, tasteless.  They were not bad, but they weren't great.  The kids enjoyed them, and didn't notice any difference.

So, there ya go.  I had no idea a little milk would make that much difference with pancakes!