Buckwheat Banana Pancakes

This hearty breakfast recalls a childhood favorite: buckwheat pancakes. But this updated version incorporates a few exotic touches: diced bananas, yogurt and coconut shreds. These pancakes are delicious served hot with maple syrup, a fruit syrup of your choice or sprinkles of confectioners’ sugar and diced fresh fruit. Offer plenty…

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This hearty breakfast recalls a childhood favorite: buckwheat pancakes. But this updated version incorporates a few exotic touches: diced bananas, yogurt and coconut shreds. These pancakes are delicious served hot with maple syrup, a fruit syrup of your choice or sprinkles of confectioners’ sugar and diced fresh fruit. Offer plenty of fruit juice and hot coffee or tea. For best results, use a stovetop griddle or a very large skillet for cooking the pancakes. This recipe makes about 8 to 10 pancakes.

Servings
4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup nonfat milk or soymilk
  • 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
  • 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
  • 1 firm banana, diced
  • 3 Tbs. shredded coconut

Preparation

Put buckwheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, and set aside.

Beat eggs until foamy in a second bowl. Stir in milk, yogurt and vegetable oil. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until free of lumps. Carefully fold banana and coconut into batter.

Heat a nonstick skillet, and spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Ladle 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of batter onto hot surface, and turn when bubbles appear on surface and bottoms turn golden, after about 2 to 3 minutes. Cook second side for 2 to 3 minutes, or until bottoms turn golden. Remove from heat, repeat with remaining batter and serve pancakes hot.

Nutrition Information

  • Calories 360
  • Carbohydrate Content 51 g
  • Cholesterol Content 110 mg
  • Fat Content 12 g
  • Fiber Content 4 g
  • Protein Content 13 g
  • Saturated Fat Content 3 g
  • Sodium Content 690 mg
  • Sugar Content 12 g

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