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ellen's dad's favorite buckwheat cakes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Indianapolis, IN

While the rest of us ate pancakes with maple syrup (normal food), our dad would order up a plate of buckwheat pancakes with blackstrap molasses--ugh! I can still see him sitting there shoveling in forkful after forkful. As a kid, I thought it looked (and smelled) terrible. As an adult, I just might try it one day. Photos from: http://vegweb.com/recipes/grandmas-buckwheat-pancakes http://mybrands.com/Brands/Brer-Rabbit

(1 rating)
prep time 25 Min

Ingredients For ellen's dad's favorite buckwheat cakes

  • 1 1/4 c
    buttermilk
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, melted
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/3 c
    buckwheat flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • cooking spray, butter flavor

How To Make ellen's dad's favorite buckwheat cakes

  • 1
    Whisk buttermilk, butter, and egg together in bowl until blended. Combine flours, soda, and salt in another bowl. Whisk buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients until just blended.
  • 2
    Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Spray lightly with cooking spray. For each pancake, spoon scant 1/4 cup of the batter into skillet, spreading batter lightly with back of spoon.
  • 3
    Cook until bubbles form on surface of pancakes, about 2 minutes. Turn pancakes over and cook 1 to 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with butter and the syrup of your choice. Makes 12 pancakes.
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