Spiced Buckwheat Silver Dollar Pancakes

Even though spring has sprung, sometimes I find that winter weather is still hanging on so I made something that would warm my spirit as well as my stomach. This recipe is egg free, vegan and vegetarian.

Ingredients:

• 1¼ cup buckwheat flour
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground, ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground coriander
• 1/3 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla stevia
• 2½ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• ¼ cup water, warmed to 100 f
• 1 tablespoons egg replacer (I recommend Ener-G)
• 3½ tablespoons of water
• 1 ¼ cup vanilla soymilk or almond milk
• ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
• ¼ teaspoon almond oil
• 2 tablspoons grape seed oil

Steps/Methods:

1. This batter needs to be prepared at least 4-5 hours in advance of cooking.
2. Mix yeast and 1 ¼ cup warm water (you should use a thermometer to gauge) in a small bowl and allow mixture to "bloom" about 10 minutes.
3. Whisk egg replacer and 3 ½ tablespoons of water in a small bowl until combined.
4. Then mix together all spices, flours, baking soda and stevia together in a large bowl. Put almond milk, molasses, oils and egg replacer mixture in a blender and blend on high speed for 10 seconds, then pour slowly into dry ingredients stirring constantly.
5. Add bloomed yeast mixture into batter and stir until incorporated.
6. Let batter sit overnight in the refrigerator for at least 10 hours or out on the counter in a warm (not hot) area for 4-5 hours. The mixture should look "bubbly" and be somewhat thicker.
7. Slowly pour batter into sliver dollar shapes. Cook on each side until golden brown.
8. Serve with Agave Maple Syrup Blend.

Culinary Dictionary:

Buckwheat Flour: Flour ground from a plant. Buckwheat is not actually wheat at all. It is high in fiber, amino acids and protein.

Additional Tips:

• 1¼ cup buckwheat flour
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground, ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground coriander
• 1/3 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla stevia
• 2½ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• ¼ cup water, warmed to 100 f
• 1 tablespoons egg replacer (I recommend Ener-G)
• 3½ tablespoons of water
• 1 ¼ cup vanilla soymilk or almond milk
• ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
• ¼ teaspoon almond oil
• 2 tablspoons grape seed oil