Buckwheat pancakes


Buckwheat pancakes
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).
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For 10 pancakes, you will need:
  • 1 buckwheat flour 250 g buckwheat flour
  • 2 milk 600 g milk
  • 3 egg 2 eggs
  • 4 salt ½ teaspoon salt
  • Total weight: 955 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation
15 min.
Cooking
4 min.
All in all
15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 1
Put 250 g buckwheat flour, 600 g milk, 2 eggs and ½ teaspoon salt into a bowl.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 2
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.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 3
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.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 4
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.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 5
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 6
Slide a spatula or maryse under the pancake to turn it.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Buckwheat pancakes : Stage 7
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 recipe67 RDI=104 %196 RDI=74 %45 RDI=62 %1,465 RDI=73 %6,134 RDI: 73 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=11 %20 RDI=8 %4 RDI=7 %153 RDI=8 %644 RDI: 8 %
Per pancakes6 RDI=10 %19 RDI=7 %4 RDI=6 %146 RDI=7 %613 RDI: 7 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
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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  • 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 21th 2017 at 00:11 n° 2
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