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Homemade Buckwheat Pancake Mix

This homemade buckwheat pancake mix is so easy to make and it is also a great way to add some flavor and fiber to your pancakes.

Did you know that even though buckwheat is used as a grain it is in fact a seed? Yup, a seed. The seed can only be used after the hull has been removed. You may want to know that the hull does not go to waste as it can be recycled into buckwheat pillows. And it packed with healthful benefits, here are a few:

Lowers the risk of high cholesterol and high blood pressure

Lowers the risk of diabetes and affords better blood sugar control

Helps prevent gallstones

Gives you better nutrition than fruits and vegetables

Protects against heart disease and heart failure

Gives post-menopausal women significant cardiovascular benefits

Protects against breast cancer

Protects against childhood asthma

So are you ready to make this buckwheat pancake mix?

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For a gluten free buckwheat pancake recipe Here

Homemade Buckwheat Pancake Mix

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour

4 teaspoons aluminum free baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients together into a bowl until they are well blended. Store in an airtight container.

If you intend to give the buckwheat mix as a gift, put it into a pretty jar with the directions attached and may I even suggest an applesauce cinnamon ornament as decoration?

Buckwheat Pancakes

To 1 cup of the buckwheat pancake mix, add:

1 cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

Mix all the ingredients together until you have a smooth batter. Cook the pancakes on a hot griddle (or pan) until bubbles start forming on the top and/or the edge of the pancake is dry. Flip over and cook through. Serve hot with butter and syrup.