I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
single again.....

George

> wrote in message
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>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
> shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
> pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
> of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
> to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
> up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
> single again.....
>
> George


Pick your recipe:
http://www.google.com/search?q=buckw...en-US:official

How long have you been married?

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:13:35 -0600, wrote:

>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
>shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
>pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
>of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
>to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
>up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
>single again.....
>
>George
Basic ingredients:
eggs ( I actually **** some people off by claiming that pancakes are
really glorified omlets)
milk
vegtable oil
basic flavorings ( sugar, salt vanilla)
baking soda
So no it's not just flour.
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Thaddeus L. Olczyk, PhD
Think twice, code once.

>On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:13:35 -0600, wrote:
>
>>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
>>shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
>>pancake mix.

Not being a "mix" buyer...I would have done the same! Here is a
recipe courtesy of Recipezaar.

Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes
Recipe #302538


8 servings 14-16 pancakes 13 min 10 min prep

3/4 cup buckwheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
2 egg whites
3 tablespoons butter, melted


In a large bowl, sift together the flours, baking powder, salt and
sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg whites and
melted butter. Mix until smooth.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat.
Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup
for each pancake.

Brown on both sides and serve hot with syrup or honey.
It's possible to prepare batter the night before and refrigerate it
covered overnight.

The Fine Art of Cooking involves personal choice.
Many preferences, ingredients, and procedures
may not be consistent with what you know to be true.

As with any recipe, you may find your personal
intervention will be necessary. Bon Appetit!

wrote:
> I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
> shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
> pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
> of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
> to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
> up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
> single again.....
>
> George


I don't use mixes, so I would have got the same thing.

If it was so d! important, she should have gone to the store herself.

If I were her (you're not going to make them now are you?) I'd use a
regular pancake recipe, and substitute buckwheat flour for half the
all-purpose flour. Maybe use 3/4 cup buckwheat and 1/2 cup regular
flour. Separate the eggs, whip the whites, and fold the white in at the
end (like some waffle recipes) to make them lighter. Buckwheat tends to
be kind of heavy.

If you don't have buttermilk, use regular milk; reduce the baking soda
to 1/4 tsp, and you might have to add a tablespoon more flour:

Buttermilk Pancakes

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbsp sugar [light brown sugar is nice]
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg, beaten
1 1/3 cups cultured buttermilk (or sour milk)
1 Tbsp cooking oil (or melted butter, or bacon grease)

Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg,
buttermilk, and oil. Add all at once to the dry mixture and stir until
blended but still lumpy. Thin the batter with additional buttermilk if
necessary. Bake on a hot! lightly greased griddle or heavy skillet,
flip and cook the other side when the bubbles leave pock marks. The
second side cooks really fast, so don't let it burn.

--
Best regards,
Bob

Thaddeus L Olczyk wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:13:35 -0600, wrote:
>
>
>>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
>>shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
>>pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
>>of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
>>to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
>>up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
>>single again.....
>>
>>George
>
> Basic ingredients:
> eggs ( I actually **** some people off by claiming that pancakes are
> really glorified omlets)
> milk
> vegtable oil
> basic flavorings ( sugar, salt vanilla)
> baking soda
> So no it's not just flour.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Thaddeus L. Olczyk, PhD
> Think twice, code once.


I would suggest that you use baking powder, not baking soda. Your pancakes will
be flat and taste funny.

Edgar A. Rinehart PhD (Physics)
Think several times, write once

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:24:08 -0700, Ed Rinehart
> wrote:

>Thaddeus L Olczyk wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:13:35 -0600, wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
>>>shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
>>>pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
>>>of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
>>>to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
>>>up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
>>>single again.....
>>>
>>>George
>>
>> Basic ingredients:
>> eggs ( I actually **** some people off by claiming that pancakes are
>> really glorified omlets)
>> milk
>> vegtable oil
>> basic flavorings ( sugar, salt vanilla)
>> baking soda
>> So no it's not just flour.
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Thaddeus L. Olczyk, PhD
>> Think twice, code once.
>
>
>I would suggest that you use baking powder, not baking soda. Your pancakes will
>be flat and taste funny.
>

What is baking powder made from?

>Edgar A. Rinehart PhD (Physics)
>Think several times, write once

Thaddeus L Olczyk wrote:
>
>
> >George
> Basic ingredients:
> eggs ( I actually **** some people off by claiming that pancakes are
> really glorified omlets)

Yeah, no kidding. They are just about identical. Omelets have eggs and
water and a bit of salt. Pancakes have flour, salt, milk, baking powder,
milk and melted butter or oil. Other than all those things other than egg
they are darned near identical.

wrote:
>
> I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
> shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
> pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
> of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
> to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
> up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
> single again.....
>
>

There are lots of recipes for buckwheat pancakes. Some use yeast and some
use baking powder. I can't figure why people buy pancake mix. You may a
lot for the mix, which is just a mix of the cheapest ingredients. You still
need to add milk, eggs and oil.

Mike Ryan wrote:


> What is baking powder made from?

There's some pretty good information here (usual caveats about
Wikipedia):

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder>



Brian

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won't shut up.
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Hello, Default!
You wrote on 23 Jan 2007 18:24:45 GMT:

??>> What is baking powder made from?

DU> There's some pretty good information here (usual caveats
DU> about Wikipedia):

DU> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder>

DU> Brian

Most of the article iseems quite good except that it implies
that any alkali will give gas bubbles. Off the top of my head,
the only one I can recall is the bicarbonate (baking soda) that
is mentioned.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:13:11 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Dave Smith wrote:

>
>There are lots of recipes for buckwheat pancakes. Some use yeast and some
>use baking powder. I can't figure why people buy pancake mix. You may a
>lot for the mix, which is just a mix of the cheapest ingredients. You still
>need to add milk, eggs and oil.

Or just water, with Krusteaze, which is delicious and which you can jazz
up in a lot of ways.

Doug
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:13:35 -0600, wrote:

>I just got a box of buckwheat flour by accident. The wife sent me
>shopping and now she's raising hell because she wanted buckwheat
>pancake mix. Now that we got this stuff, how can we make pancakes out
>of it. I thought pancakes were all flour anyhow. What else is needed
>to be added to it, and in what quantities. Maybe she'll shut the hell
>up when she sees some pancakes on her plate. Sometimes I wish I was
>single again.....
Your wife is a dolt.
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