Buckwheat Pancakes

Name: Buckwheat Pancakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Makes 8 pancakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: maple syrup and butter, to serve; 3 teaspoons baby oat flakes (cooked in 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water*) or quick oats; 350 ml (12 fl oz) water; 90 ml (3 fl oz) sunflower oil; 2 teaspoons baking powder; sliced bananas or berries (optional) plus extra, to serve; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 drops natural vanilla extract; 3 teaspoons caster (superfine) sugar; 125 g (4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 125 g (4½ oz) buckwheat flour; 2 pinches ground cinnamon; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes
8
pancakes

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

My mother likes to start her day with buckwheat pancakes at Big Nick’s Greek diner. This is my dairy-free recipe.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz) buckwheat flour
125 g (4½

Americas
United States
New York
Vegetarian
Drinks
Breakfast

Method

The Batter

Combine the dry ingredients, beat together the wet ingredients and whisk them into the dry mixture without overworking the batter. The batter should remain lumpy; if you mix until the batter is perfectly smooth, the pancakes may turn out too tough.

Cooking

Heat a frying pan over medium heat wi