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Buckwheat Pancake

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Stacked sourdough buckwheat pancakes on a plate. (banner image)
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Sourdough Recipe You’ll Love:
Buckwheat Pancakes
With Crispy Edges

20 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
12
Ingredients
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Sourdough buckwheat pancakes are for people who want pancakes who love their waffles and have been wanting to try a sourdough recipe. These pancakes are soft and spongy in the centre, with crispy, lacy edges from being fried in a hot cast-iron skillet with coconut oil. The combination of sourdough discard and buttermilk yields slightly tangy pancakes, while buckwheat flour adds an earthy nuttiness that no wheat flour can match. Buckwheat is a naturally gluten-free grain, which is unrelated to wheat, that has been used in French crêpes, Japanese soba noodles, and Eastern European kasha for centuries. In this sourdough recipe that makes yummy pancakes, the overpowering flavour is balanced by a small amount of sugar and vanilla extract. So, you get a stack of pancakes that aren’t too sweet, quite filling, and packed with a lot of flavour, before any toppings are added. To make them fully gluten-free, simply use a buckwheat or other gluten-free sourdough starter. The sourdough recipe uses sourdough discard, which can be used cold, straight from the refrigerator, with no resting or overnight fermenting required, though you can rest the batter overnight if you want a more sour flavour. An active sourdough starter also works. Either way, these sourdough buckwheat pancakes come together in under 20 minutes from a cold fridge start.

Ingredients

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1 cupBuckwheat flour (Dry ingredients)
1 tspBaking powder
½ tspBaking soda
2 tbspGranulated sugar
½ tspSalt
1 cupButtermilk (Wet ingredients)
1Egg
½ cupSourdough discard (or active starter)
½ tspVanilla extract
2 tbspUnsalted butter, melted
2-3 tbspRefined coconut oil (For frying)
To serveMaple syrup, softened butter, fresh berries

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Description - Step 1

Step 1: Mix dry ingredients

Whisk the buckwheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

 

Step 1
Step 1: Mix dry ingredients
2 Minutes
Step 2
Step 2: Mix wet ingredients
2 Minutes
Step 3
Step 3: Combine
1 Minute
Step 4
Step 4: Heat the pan
3 Minutes

FAQs

Buckwheat has a distinct flavour and texture that is central to this recipe. If you do not have buckwheat flour, a plain sourdough recipe for the pancakes can be made using all-purpose flour.