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Buckwheat pancakes

Name: Buckwheat pancakes
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10 pancakes
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g buckwheat flour; 600 g milk; 2 eggs; ½ teaspoon salt

Buckwheat pancakes (galettes de sarasin in French) are typical of Brittany and are often served as a savoury dish. They are made with buckwheat flour (a cereal-like seed which is gluten free).

190 K 2× 4.1/5 (34 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

1.40 €

10 pancakes

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: July 21^th 2015

For 10 pancakes, you will need:

1 250 g buckwheat flour
2 600 g milk
3 2 eggs
4 ½ teaspoon salt
Total weight: 955 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 4 min.

All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put 250 g buckwheat flour, 600 g milk, 2 eggs and ½ teaspoon salt into a bowl.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Mix thoroughly with a whisk, and the pancake batter is ready.

Note: there's a commonly-held belief that the batter should be left to rest, but there is no need to do this with buckwheat, as it contains no gluten.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Lightly grease a frying pan with a little oil on a piece of absorbant paper. Use a special pancake pan if you have one.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour a ladleful of batter, turning the pan to spread it as you pour, to make a pancake that is as round as possible.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Slide a spatula or maryse under the pancake to turn it.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then cook on the other side for 1 or 2 minutes.

Continue like this until you have used up all the batter.

Remarks

Feel free to vary the quantity of milk to make the batter thicker or thinner.

Keeping: A few hours in the fridge, protected with plastic film. They freeze well.

Source: Nicolas.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	70 RDI=30 %	200 RDI=20 %	50 RDI=7 %	1,470 RDI=70 %	6,130 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	4 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=8 %	640 RDI: 8 %
Per pancakes	6 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	4 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=7 %	610 RDI: 7 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 10 pancakes : 1.40 €
Per pancakes : 0.15 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

You're welcome! :-)
Posted by jh april 21^th 2017 at 13:54 n° 2
I am delighted to find this site. I haven't had a real Breton crêpe since I worked in La Belle France years ago. Merci, Jean-Hugues, merci mille fois!
Posted by Bonne B. april 21^th 2017 at 00:11 n° 1

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