Half-eaten pancakes
My mother used to make buckwheat pancakes for us when I was a child. They are a comfort food for me. Grinding my own grain and adding fresh blueberries make them a fresh, healthy treat for breakfast.
Pancakes in skillet
The blueberries are best added to the batter after you have put it in the skillet to make the pancakes. They remain whole and don’t turn the batter blue.
Wondermill Grain Mill
Ingredients
1/3 C (50 g) soft white wheat flour
3/4 C (105 g) buckwheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
12 oz milk or evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 large egg
1 tablespoon oil
Oil for griddle/skillet (I use a combination of coconut oil and butter. Butter by itself tends to burn.)
1 C blueberries, fresh or frozen
Directions
Preheat griddle/skillet and oil.
Pancake Batter
In larger bowl, combine dry ingredients. In smaller bowl mix together the milk, egg, vanilla, and oil. Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients stirring briefing to moisten flour mixture. Do not over-stir. Quickly pour 1/4 C of batter per pancake to the heated griddle/skillet. Scatter blueberries onto the uncooked pancakes. When edges start browning and air bubbles cover the batter, turn the pancakes and brown on the other side. Add additional oil, if needed.
Over-browned while I took pictures, but still tasted great.
Serve with additional berries and maple syrup.
About NC Preppers
NC Preppers live on top of a hill in Western North Carolina. They lived and worked most of their adult lives in and around large cities. They are now happily settled in the country with no other houses in sight waking to the crowing of their rooster and going to sleep listening to a whippoorwill.
They grow much of their own food and have become more self-sufficient. Their prepping has evolved over 30 years from primarily food storage to a more sustainable lifestyle including grinding grain to bake all their own bread and other grain products. They enjoy cooking and baking, experimenting with a variety of techniques. They make favorite, traditional recipes healthier, tastier, and more frugal by using a wide variety of fresh-ground whole grains. They share much of what they have learned on their blog, NCPreppers (http://ncpreppers.com) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ncpreppers).
I was honored to be accepted as a contributor to the Grain Mill Wagon challenge and join the ranks of some friends who I admire for their whole grain cooking skills. I learned a lot as I researched recipes and experimented using my WonderMill Grain Mill. I continue to learn and enjoy browsing through all the wonderful recipes other people have posted on the Grain Mill Wagon. The recipes I posted are all meant to be used as a starting point for your own exploration based on the ingredients you have on hand and your family's preferences. I tried to suggest options and encourage creativity. Cooking from scratch is fun and shouldn't be intimidating.
The WonderMill has become my favorite mill for grinding popcorn, wheat, and spelt. It is easy to operate, maintain, and clean. If you are lucky enough to have a WonderMill Grain Mill, store it someplace convenient so it becomes an important tool in providing economical, healthy food for your family.
