Ben's Friday Pancakes

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Makes: 4 servings adjust
This unique pancake has no flour but uses highly digestible soaked whole grains. Adapted by Bastyr student Ronit Gourarie from Rebecca Wood’s superb cookbook The Splendid Grain (William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1997). Ronit routinely served these beauties to her son Ben every Friday.

Directions

Ingredients

  • 2⁄3 cup Steel Cut Oatmeal
  • 1⁄3 cup Whole Grain Buckwheat Groats, (raw buckwheat groats)
  • 1⁄2 cup Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
  • 3⁄4 cup Water

Step 1

Combine oats, buckwheat, yogurt and water in blender jar. 1 ¼ cup milk* can also be used. Cover and let soak overnight or 6-8 hours in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

  • 1 Egg
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Cane (Natural) Sugar, unrefined
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon Grated Nutmeg

Step 2

Put blender bowl on base. Add remaining ingredients to grains and blend until smooth. Add a little water if needed. Preheat an oiled griddle or skillet. Pour about ¼ cup batter onto griddle and cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Repeat until all batter is used. Keep finished pancakes warm in the oven while you finish.
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