B & O Buckwheat Cakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon dry active yeast
• 1 tablespoon milk or 1 tablespoon water
• 3/4 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 3/4 cups cold water
• 1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon dark corn syrup (corn syrup or pancake syrup)
• butter (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm milk or water.
• 2 add the melted butter and cold water.
• 3 mix the flour, salt, and baking soda in another bowl.
• 4 then combine the wet and dry to form a heavy batter.
• 5 let the batter rest in the refrigerator overnight.
• 6 the next morning, remove from the refrigerator and mix in the syrup.
• 7 melt butter in a skillet or griddle and spoon on amount of batter until desired size.
• 8 cook on medium heat until bubbles on top are dry and then flip; cook on other side. slow process - worth the wait.
• 9 preparation time does not include the overnight process.