Buckwheat pancakes with berries

These healthy pancakes combine buckwheat and wholewheat flours to make delicious pancakes that are topped with blueberries and yoghurt. Perfect compliment to a weekend sleep in.

Ingredients

  • 130g buckwheat flour

  • 35g wholemeal self raising flour

  • 1 1/2 baking powder

  • 2 tbsp raw (demerara) sugar

  • 2 eggs

    lightly beaten

  • 250 millilitres buttermilk

  • 1 vanilla essence

  • olive oil

    for frying

  • Natural Style Yoghurt

    for topping

  • 150g blueberries

    for topping

Equipment

  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 frying pan

Instructions

  1. Combine the flours, baking powder and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  2. Make a well in the centre and pour in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla essence and whisk until smooth.
  3. Add a little more milk if the pancake batter is too thick.
  4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat and lightly spray with olive oil.
  5. Pour 60mL (2 fl oz / 1/4 cup) of the mixture into the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes each side, or until the pancake is golden and cooked.
  6. Repeat with the remaining mixture to make 8 pancakes in total.
  7. Serve two pancakes per person.
  8. Top the pancakes with a spoonful of yoghurt and some blueberries.

Notes

Tip
Add a little more milk if the pancake batter is too thick.

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