Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Start at night for cakes in the morning, leaving batter in a warm place.
• 2. Each morning save out a little of the batter to start a batch for the next day. Use a little white flour in mixing the batter after the first batch.
• 3. As the batter grows older, add a little soda as needed, until it becomes neccessary to discard the old sponge and start all over again.

BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES -OLD FASHIONED WAY

Steps:

• 1. Sift together dry ingredients. Beat eggs, add buttermilk and shortening, then add to dry ingredients gradually, beating until smooth. Let set for 10 minutes.
• 2. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into a hot greased griddle(or waffle iron) and cook until the top is full of tiny bubbles and the underside is brown. Turn and brown on other side. Serve with your favorite blueberry syrup or hot Maple cinnamon syrup and lots of melted butter..mMMmmm

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine buckwheat and all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl. Add buttermilk and yeast. Stir with a spoon until batter is smooth. Add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if batter is too stiff.
• Cover bowl with a dinner plate and let stand in a draft-free place, 8 hours to overnight.
• Add sugar, baking soda, and salt after the overnight rest. Mix in enough hot water to give batter a thin, pourable consistency.
• Heat a lightly oiled 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. Reserve some batter as a starter for the next batch.

PRESTON COUNTY RAISED BUCKWHEAT CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1 cake Fleishman's Yeast or 1 envelope dry yeast and 1 teaspoon salt into one quart lukewarm water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 3 cups, or enough buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter, (may use 2 1/2 cups buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour). Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 or 5 hours).
• When ready to bake the cakes, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup hot water (may use 1/2 cup milk). Stir into batter, then add about 1 cup or enough warm water to make a thin batter. Bake on a hot, (I use med/high on my electric stove) greased griddle. Use a long thin metal turner to lift edges and check bottom, it should be golden brown and bubbles should form on top, flip a cook on other side till done.
• We usually serve stacks of 2-4 cakes each.
• Save at least 1 cup of the batter for the next baking. (It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week) To renew, add 1 pint lukewarm water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough Buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter. Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 - 5 hours).

OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add cold water.
• sift dry ingredients.
• mix in rest.
• Let the ingredients stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat griddle while mixing the batter the next morning.
• To test sprinkle with drops of water.
• If bubbles"skitter around," heat is just right and cakes will brown immediately.
• Pour batter from tip of a large spoon or from a pitcher, in pools a little apart (for perfectly round cakes).
• If it is necessary grease griddle very lightly.
• Turn pancakes as soon as they are puffed and full of bubbles, but before they break, important for light cakes.
• Turn and brown on the other side.
• Keep pancakes hot for desserts, etc.
• by placing between folds of wax paper in a warm oven.
• Or place pancakes separately on a rack in a very low oven with the door ajar.
• (DO NOT STACK THEM).