{MM} (overnight) vegan gluten free buckwheat pancakes

overnight buttermilk buckwheat pancakes // bring-joy.com #vegan #glutenfree

Pancakes are like soup. 

Let me explain.

When you’re tight on time & money you want to be able to prepare frugal foods that are scale-able.

Meaning, you can easily make double & triple batches to freeze for later use.

As long as you have a pot that is big enough, you can make several batches of soup, which significantly cuts down on your time in the kitchen. Likewise, if you have a large pancake griddle, you can make dozens & dozens of pancakes in no time.

overnight buttermilk buckwheat pancakes // bring-joy.com #vegan #glutenfree

I don’t double or triple every recipe I make because there are just some recipes that don’t freeze well (most salads for example).

But, if a recipe freezes well, I’m all about saving time & waste (ie. money!) & I’ll double or triple a batch.

(This is one of the premises of my Simple 28 day meal plan, where I include notes to double or triple recipes to be used later on in the week or month.)

Also, my kids love (most) soup, & they love, love pancakes.

So there you go.

Pancakes are like soup.

overnight buttermilk buckwheat pancakes // bring-joy.com #vegan #glutenfree

We devote one night a week to breakfast food–part of our themed dinner nights we use to streamline our menu planning process, which I explain in full in the Simple meal plan.

Hands down, this is our most popular dinner night.

My kids love helping make pancakes, they love eating them.

And these vegan gluten free buckwheat pancakes, like my buttermilk pancakes, are gluten-free. The main difference between the two is that these are made with buckwheat (& oat flour). Can I say that buckwheat was made for pancakes? Or, maybe more accurately, pancakes were made for buckwheat?

The buckwheat gives these pancakes a classically breakfast taste (you’ll know what I mean when you sink your teeth into these).

Hearty, filling, & very nutritious.

overnight buttermilk buckwheat pancakes // bring-joy.com #vegan #glutenfree

vegan gluten free buckwheat pancakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Yield: 12 medium sized pancakes

Serving Size: 1 pancake

Calories per serving: 119

Fat grams per serving: 6 g

vegan gluten free buckwheat pancakes

a vegan, gluten free buckwheat pancake

Ingredients

  • 1 c. buckwheat flour
  • 1 c. oat flour
  • 1 TBS. chia seeds (optional--helps to bind flours)
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 TBS. Ener-G egg replacer OR ground flax seed
  • 1/3 c. water
  • 1 1/2 cups almond milk + 2 TBS. lemon juice
  • 1/4 c. melted non-dairy butter, coconut, or canola oils
  • 1/2 c. mashed ripe banana (about 1 small)
  • 1 TBS. agave

Instructions

  1. The batter performs better if left to sit in the fridge overnight or 4-8 hours. You don't have to let it sit, but the pancakes will be smoother & fluffier if you do. The reason these are "buttermilk" is after you let lemon juice & milk sit for a period of time, it takes on the quality & taste of buttermilk. Hence the buttermilk part of the buckwheat pancakes :).
  2. In a large bowl, sift buckwheat flour (I like to make my own buckwheat flour using my Blendtec) & oat flour (you can make your own oat flour by processing old-fashioned oats in a blender or food processor). Add baking soda & salt.
  3. In a blender, blend on high, banana, agave, egg replacer (or flax seed), chia seeds (optional), milk, melted oil & lemon juice until smooth.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to dry.
  5. Cover & refrigerate overnight or for 4-8 hours. OR you can skip this step (even letting the batter sit for 20 minutes helps).
  6. Pre-heat non-stick griddle or seasoned cast iron skillet on medium heat.
  7. Add batter 1/3 cup at a time (I like to use a large cookie scoop to do this). Flip when you start to see bubbles (bottoms should be golden brown). Cook for about half the time on the other side.
  8. Serve with pure maple syrup or fresh fruit.
  9. Wait until completely cool & freeze leftovers in freezer bag. Use within 2 months. We like to just pop frozen ones in the toaster & eat like toast with smoothies.

14 carbs, 3 g protein, 3 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 115 mg sodium; 3 WWP points


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