Banana Buckwheat Pancakes

Buckwheat is actually a seed (like quinoa), and is very nutritious. I have been trying to work it into more recipes because I like to change up the grains in our diet and aim for a lot of variety. So far, I have liked the ground flour in pancakes, but have read you can also get buckwheat groats and serve them as a side like you would rice.

Banana Buckwheat Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups soy milk
2 tsp vinegar (apple cider or white)

3/4 cup buckwheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
dash of cinnamon

1 ripe banana, mashed
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Mix the soy milk and the vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside to let curdle and thicken. This mimics buttermilk in recipes.

Whisk all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. This is the buckwheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda (make sure there are no clumps), salt, sugar, and cinnamon.

In another measuring cup or small bowl, mash the banana. Then add the wet ingredients to the dry which are the banana, soured soy milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Mix until combined (a few clumps are okay), and let the batter rest while your frying pan or griddle heats up.

Heat non-stick pan or griddle over medium high heat. Spray pan with cooking spray, and then spoon batter 1/4 cup at a time into the pan. Cook until the top is covered with bubbles that are starting to pop and hold the circle shape, and then flip and cook for another minute more, until cooked through.

Serve with your favorite pancake toppings. Sliced banana, syrup and a few nuts are awesome!

This makes 10 5" pancakes. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 82 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 145 Calories from Fat 47

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.2g 8%

Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 266mg 11%

Potassium 207mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 21.6g 7%

Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%

Sugars 5.9g

Protein 3.6g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 2% Calcium 4% • Iron 6%

Nutrition Grade C

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet