Preston County Raised Buckwheat Cakes Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine buckwheat and all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl. Add buttermilk and yeast. Stir with a spoon until batter is smooth. Add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if batter is too stiff.
• Cover bowl with a dinner plate and let stand in a draft-free place, 8 hours to overnight.
• Add sugar, baking soda, and salt after the overnight rest. Mix in enough hot water to give batter a thin, pourable consistency.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve some batter as a starter for the next batch.

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).

GLUTEN-FREE BUCKWHEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9-inch pan.
• Mix almond meal, buckwheat, salt, cinnamon, orange zest and baking powder together.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter with 1 cup (200g) of sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
• Stir in the dry mixture alternately with the milk, until everything is evenly combined.
• In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites with 1/4 sugar (50g) until stiff. Stir in one quarter of this mixture with the cake batter to lighten it up, and then gently fold in the rest of the whipped egg whites with the cake batter.
• Scrape batter into the greased pan, and smooth out the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean (cover loosely with foil if the top is browning too quickly).
• Cool for 10 minutes before loosening the cake from the pan, and then allow to cool completely.