Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Start at night for cakes in the morning, leaving batter in a warm place.
• 2. Each morning save out a little of the batter to start a batch for the next day. Use a little white flour in mixing the batter after the first batch.
• 3. As the batter grows older, add a little soda as needed, until it becomes neccessary to discard the old sponge and start all over again.

BUCKWHEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add milk, egg, and margarine to flour mixture and beat until batter is smooth; pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add cold water.
• sift dry ingredients.
• mix in rest.
• Let the ingredients stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat griddle while mixing the batter the next morning.
• To test sprinkle with drops of water.
• If bubbles"skitter around," heat is just right and cakes will brown immediately.
• Pour batter from tip of a large spoon or from a pitcher, in pools a little apart (for perfectly round cakes).
• If it is necessary grease griddle very lightly.
• Turn pancakes as soon as they are puffed and full of bubbles, but before they break, important for light cakes.
• Turn and brown on the other side.
• Keep pancakes hot for desserts, etc.
• by placing between folds of wax paper in a warm oven.
• Or place pancakes separately on a rack in a very low oven with the door ajar.
• (DO NOT STACK THEM).

BUTTERMILK BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients. Whisk the egg, buttermilk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Preheat a lightly greased griddle over medium heat. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto griddle; turn when bubbles on top begin to pop. Cook until second side is golden brown. If desired, serve with syrup and additional butter.

PRESTON COUNTY RAISED BUCKWHEAT CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1 cake Fleishman's Yeast or 1 envelope dry yeast and 1 teaspoon salt into one quart lukewarm water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 3 cups, or enough buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter, (may use 2 1/2 cups buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour). Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 or 5 hours).
• When ready to bake the cakes, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup hot water (may use 1/2 cup milk). Stir into batter, then add about 1 cup or enough warm water to make a thin batter. Bake on a hot, (I use med/high on my electric stove) greased griddle. Use a long thin metal turner to lift edges and check bottom, it should be golden brown and bubbles should form on top, flip a cook on other side till done.
• We usually serve stacks of 2-4 cakes each.
• Save at least 1 cup of the batter for the next baking. (It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week) To renew, add 1 pint lukewarm water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough Buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter. Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 - 5 hours).

COLONEL SANDERS' OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT CAKES

Steps:

• Sift the flours together.
• Dissolve cake yeast in the warm water.
• Mix all ingredients well, into a batter.
• Set at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Cover and place into the refrigerator overnight.
• Stir in baking soda to the portion to be used to leaven the sourness of yeast.
• Pour onto greased hot griddle and cook until bubbly, then flip cake over until golden brown on both sides.
• Serve hot with my "Kentucky Whipped Butter" and pure maple syrup.