I am totally smitten with buckwheat pancakes. They are so good! This is the first taste of some recipes I've been working on trying to add more whole grains into our diet. I'll have a lot more to say about this soon. But I just couldn't wait to share this with you. As I've been looking at the locally available grains, I quickly found buckwheat was one of them. The only thing I'd ever heard of made with buckwheat flour was pancakes. So I found a recipe to try. I've made wheat pancakes several times and they never work quite right for me--a little too grainy or a little too tough on the outsides. These buckwheat pancakes are great though--you feel like you're eating something healthier as it has a nice grainy flavor, but the texture of the pancakes is still awesome. Win-win! I hope you'll find some buckwheat to grind into flour and try these (a couple ideas at the bottom of the recipe)!!
Buckwheat Pancakes
3/4 cup buckwheat flour*
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2-3 Tbs sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbs melted butter or oil
1 egg
~1 1/2 cups buttermilk OR 1/2-2/3 cup yogurt + milk**
Begin heating griddle or pan. Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl. Add melted butter or oil, egg and about 1 cup of the buttermilk or yogurt/milk. Continue to add buttermilk (or milk) until consistency of batter reaches something that easily pours for pancakes. Add some oil to the hot griddle to keep pancakes from sticking. Cook until bubbly and slightly dry and then flip. Serve with maple syrup or honey, fruit, etc.. Enjoy!
*I bought the buckwheat groats in the market and ground them myself in my grain grinder. They are called 荞麦 (qiao2mai) in Chinese. I think you could also easily find someone in the markets that has a grinder like this to grind it for you. I know I have seen these grinders at the station in the grocery store that makes flours and things for sale. They might would grind it for you as well. Most grocery stores carry all the same grains at the market does.
**I have made this with homemade "buttermilk" by just putting 1 Tbs of vinegar in the measuring cup and then filling the rest with milk--let it stand until slightly curdled. I also have made this using about 1/2 - 2/3 cup plain yogurt that I keep made (this recipe or this one) and then use milk to make up the remaining 1 1/2 cups (approximately).
Notes: The original recipe I followed says you can make this with entirely buckwheat flour. I've only made them mixing half all purpose. Buckwheat is a gluten free grain.
Buckwheat Pancakes
3/4 cup buckwheat flour*
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2-3 Tbs sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbs melted butter or oil
1 egg
~1 1/2 cups buttermilk OR 1/2-2/3 cup yogurt + milk**
Begin heating griddle or pan. Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl. Add melted butter or oil, egg and about 1 cup of the buttermilk or yogurt/milk. Continue to add buttermilk (or milk) until consistency of batter reaches something that easily pours for pancakes. Add some oil to the hot griddle to keep pancakes from sticking. Cook until bubbly and slightly dry and then flip. Serve with maple syrup or honey, fruit, etc.. Enjoy!
*I bought the buckwheat groats in the market and ground them myself in my grain grinder. They are called 荞麦 (qiao2mai) in Chinese. I think you could also easily find someone in the markets that has a grinder like this to grind it for you. I know I have seen these grinders at the station in the grocery store that makes flours and things for sale. They might would grind it for you as well. Most grocery stores carry all the same grains at the market does.
**I have made this with homemade "buttermilk" by just putting 1 Tbs of vinegar in the measuring cup and then filling the rest with milk--let it stand until slightly curdled. I also have made this using about 1/2 - 2/3 cup plain yogurt that I keep made (this recipe or this one) and then use milk to make up the remaining 1 1/2 cups (approximately).
Notes: The original recipe I followed says you can make this with entirely buckwheat flour. I've only made them mixing half all purpose. Buckwheat is a gluten free grain.
Hey Brittany--I'm sorry I meant to include that. Its called qiaomai 荞麦 I updated the post! Thanks!
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