Buckwheat Pancakes

This is Yeshi’s mother’s favourite breakfast. If you pair these pancakes with hot honey and butter dip – and you must! – you’ll start to understand why.

Buckwheat is a hardy plant that thrives in difficult conditions. Its seeds are used to make a flour with a distinctive, earthy flavour that can be a bit of an acquired taste. To take the edge off it, replace 50 g (⅓ cup) of the buckwheat flour with plain