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Buckwheat pancakes

Raider Fan — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:52:18 GMT

My mother always made buckwheat pancakes (we all called them hot cakes) and it would be a wonderful dinner once a week. When my kids were little, there was a buckwheat pancake mix that I used (think 40 years ago) and recently, I decided that I was going to make some buckwheat pancakes. I struck out at 3 different supermarkets near me. Do any of you remember how good buckwheat tastes? I understand now it is in demand because it is much closer to the original wheat of our ancestors. If any of you knows that there is a buckwheat product remotely resembling what I am looking for could you tell me about it? or do any of you know if I can buy buckwheat flour? I appreciate all help.

Re: Buckwheat pancakes

Azcowgirl — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:36:22 GMT

Hi raider .....I know I've seen "Bobs red mill" brand buck wheat flour in W mart, and different grocery chains ...yummmm...I love buckwheat hot cakes too !!! Haven't had them in a loooong time . Now I will be craving them (:

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Raider Fan — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:10:02 GMT

Thanks, Az, I have been craving them for weeks. I have heard of Bobs red mill but I don't have a W mart around me. I will do an internet search now that I know I can find it. What happened to all of the really good buckwheat pancake mixes in boxes?

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Azcowgirl — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:20:26 GMT

Oh, remember aunt Gemima Buckwheat pancake mix with her picture on the front holding that big stack of steaming hot cakes with the pat of butter melting off ??? Now I'm drooling (:

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MTH — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:42:25 GMT

You two are making me want to go out for breakfast. I can get Bob's Red Mill in Wh Foods, both the regular flour and the actual buckwheat pancake mix. I agree that they are the best pancakes!!! I haven't checked their website but I've been to SF many times and I know I've been to a Wh Foods. If you don't have one near you, you might try any health food store. Hope you find it.

Yum

MTH

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lbmom5 — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:12:19 GMT

Try Sturdiwheat.com. a small business from Red Wing MN. I've been ordering pancakes mixes from them for years, really good!

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jackthebear — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:09:53 GMT

Buckwheat is not a wheat, you could look for blini pancake mix same thing. I love it

Buckwheat noodles, Kasha yum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat

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jackthebear — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:14:42 GMT

search for Arrowhead Mills they have buckwheat flour and pancake mix the string is too long to c/p

now I am hungry, some caviar with that?

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violann — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:23:47 GMT

On 3/15/2014 Azcowgirl said: Oh, remember aunt Gemima Buckwheat pancake mix with her picture on the front holding that big stack of steaming hot cakes with the pat of butter melting off ??? Now I'm drooling (:

That's what my dad loved, so that's what my mom used! (with real butter and real Log Cabin maple syrup)!

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Raider Fan — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:48:50 GMT

Thanks for the Whole Foods tip. We have one a couple of miles from us. I'm on my way!

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Kachina624 — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:29:25 GMT

I bought buckwheat pancake mix at a Kroger-owned store up to about 10 years ago, but they never carried it in the summertime, just winter. I haven't looked for it since. There are tons of mixes, including Aunt Jemima, offered on Amazon....http://www.amazon.com/Aunt-Jemima-Whole-Wheat-Pancake/dp/B0083XRQA8/ref=sr_1_8?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1394937100&sr=1-8&keywords=buckwheat+pancake+mix

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Rachelle — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:54:39 GMT

Ummm, Buckwheat is a wheat.... You might want to look it up....

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Anne001 — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 04:43:14 GMT

Try these:

http://www.ployes.com/online-catalog.html

Easy to make. 1C mix w/ 1 1/3C cold water. Let rest 5 minutes. Cook. Excellent!

They also sell buckwheat flour and there are recipes on the web for making your own mix. Google Ployes and they'll come up.

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rosie03 — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 04:51:33 GMT

Buckwheat is not wheat, it is gluten free, it is related to the rhubarb family.

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nc girl — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:29:31 GMT

Quaker Oats makes a great buckwheat pancake mix! I order it on their website along with their yellow corn meal. I can't find either of them in the stores anymore so this is an acceptable answer. I usually order a couple containers of each one and put them in the freezer where they will keep about a year ( if we don't eat it all first). It's our favorite brand for both products. Also, I've seen it on Amazon but it came in a very large quantity...something like 6 boxes!! It was way more than we could use.

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MTH — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:50:52 GMT

On 3/15/2014 Raider Fan said:
Thanks for the Whole Foods tip. We have one a couple of miles from us. I'm on my way!

Hope you found it. I was actually grocery shopping at WF yesterday and checked just to make sure and the one by me had it. Jackthebear also mentioned Arrowhead Mills, which WF also has. Guess what I'm having for breakfast today????

Have a great Sunday!

MTH

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RedTop — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:29:14 GMT

My Papaw absolutely loved buckwheat pancakes. For over 30 years, without fail, he and a cousin had a standing date for breakfast on a certain Saturday of the month, to enjoy his buckwheat cakes. I recently ran across the recipe written in Papaw's bold handwriting:

1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 quart lukewarm water, 1 tsp salt, 1 cake yeast, 2 Tbsp molasses, and 2 tsp melted butter. Dissolve yeast in warm water, then mix with salt and both flours. The batter will be thin. Let batter sit out overnight---DO NOT refrigerate (Papaw covered with a dish towel). Right before making the pancakes, stir in the molasses and melted butter.

I never liked the taste of the pancakes, even when covered in nice thick syrup, but I so enjoy the memory of Papaw and his cousin enjoying their monthly breakfast over a pot of Eight O'Clock coffee! Papaw died @ age 77, but he was still cooking this special breakfast right up to the month before he died.

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sassy lady — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:43:03 GMT

Thank you RedTop that recipe looks great I'll have to try it after I buy some buckwheat.

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Moonlady — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:52:40 GMT

I've never made buckwheat pancakes, but DH and I went to the Maple Tree Inn, known for its pancakes, a couple of weeks ago. DH got the buckwheat (I got the buttermilk) and I tasted his--delicious!