Buckwheat Pancakes

I decided to make buckwheat pancakes for a few reasons: I get lots of requests for anything breakfast, I'm trying to cook with more whole grains, and I heard someone say it's almost impossible to make a great pancake using 100% buckwheat flour.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
• 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk buckwheat flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.

Step 2

Beat buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Pour flour mixture into buttermilk mixture; whisk until batter is thick and smooth. Let batter rest for 5 minutes until bubbles form and batter relaxes.

Step 3

Melt butter on a griddle over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.