Old-Fashioned Sour Buckwheat Pancakes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

These yeast-raised buckwheat cakes have a sour tang that pairs well with homemade sausage. You can reserve some of the batter to start the next batch.

Ingredients

2 cups buckwheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk, or more as needed
1/2 (3/5 ounce) cake fresh yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water, or as needed

Directions

1 Combine buckwheat and all-purpose flours in a mixing bowl. Add buttermilk and yeast. Stir with a spoon until batter is smooth. Add more buttermilk, one tablespoon at a time, if batter is too stiff.
2 Cover the bowl with a dinner plate and let stand in a draft-free place, 8 hours to overnight.
3 Add sugar, baking soda, and salt after the overnight rest. Mix in enough hot water to give batter a thin, pourable consistency.
4 Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium heat.
5 Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles appear and 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.