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BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE CAKES
Photo: David Holifield

BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE CAKES

7 ingredients 7 steps historical_ia
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Ingredients

  • 1 quart buckwheat flour
  • 1 pint fine Graham flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • warm water (as needed)
  • 1 cake yeast (dissolved in warm water)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (for next morning)

Directions

1

In a bowl, combine buckwheat flour, Graham flour, salt, and molasses.

2

Add enough warm water to make a thin batter.

3

Stir in the dissolved yeast and beat well.

4

Cover and let rise overnight.

5

In the morning, add baking soda dissolved in a little boiling water.

6

Fry on a hot griddle, saving about 2 cups of the batter for the next night.

7

Repeat the process each night, adding saved batter to improve the mixture.

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