Buckwheat Beet Pancakes with Blueberries
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Buckwheat Beet Pancakes with Blueberries
Description
This recipe blends buckwheat flour with salt, sugar, an egg, beet puree, milk, vanilla, and melted butter to create a smooth batter. After resting for 30 minutes, spoonfuls are fried in a pan with neutral oil. Blueberries are incorporated into each pancake before cooking. The buckwheat adds a nutty undertone, complemented by the mild sweetness and moisture from the beet puree. Cooking over medium heat develops a golden crust, while keeping the interior tender.
The pancakes can be served as is or adorned with extra fruit or syrup. The method includes an alternate approach for making heart-shaped pancakes by piping the batter into shapes. This adds a decorative aspect suitable for special occasions.
Ingredients
- 115 g buckwheat flour
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 beet pureed (about 3 heaped tablespoons) (roasted, boiled or vacuum packed without vinegar works, cooked
- 200 ml milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 50 g butter (½ a stick), melted
- 100 g blueberries
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil for frying, generic cooking oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the flour, salt and sugar and stir to combine.
- Mix in the egg and beetroot puree, then stir in the milk, vanilla and melted butter.
- Set the batter aside to rest for half an hour.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the pan and allow to spread out. Add some blueberries into the pancake. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.
To make heart shaped pancakes
- Spoon the batter into a piping bag or squeeze bottle. Heat the oil in the pan, then squeeze the batter out to draw a heart shape. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 305 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 305kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 151mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 349mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 485IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 3.5mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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