Buckwheat

• Pear and Buckwheat Pancakes
• Figgy Buckwheat Scones
• Chocolate Persimmon Muffins
• Kasha Pudding
• Poppy Seed Wafers

If you collect flours like I do, your kitchen sometimes resembles a mill more than a room in a normal house, and your kitchen drawers and cabinets become stocked with jars filled with finely ground powders that all look alike. That isn’t the case with buckwheat flour. Its color is so distinctive that it’s easy to spot on the counter. It’s dark, sometimes almost purple in color, with a sweet smell reminiscent of ripe fruit and a strong, slightly bitter flavor that can take some getting used to.