Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Start at night for cakes in the morning, leaving batter in a warm place.
• 2. Each morning save out a little of the batter to start a batch for the next day. Use a little white flour in mixing the batter after the first batch.
• 3. As the batter grows older, add a little soda as needed, until it becomes neccessary to discard the old sponge and start all over again.

Steps:

• 1. Sift together dry ingredients. Beat eggs, add buttermilk and shortening, then add to dry ingredients gradually, beating until smooth. Let set for 10 minutes.
• 2. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into a hot greased griddle(or waffle iron) and cook until the top is full of tiny bubbles and the underside is brown. Turn and brown on other side. Serve with your favorite blueberry syrup or hot Maple cinnamon syrup and lots of melted butter..mMMmmm

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).

Steps:

• Sift the flours together.
• Dissolve cake yeast in the warm water.
• Mix all ingredients well, into a batter.
• Set at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Cover and place into the refrigerator overnight.
• Stir in baking soda to the portion to be used to leaven the sourness of yeast.
• Pour onto greased hot griddle and cook until bubbly, then flip cake over until golden brown on both sides.
• Serve hot with my "Kentucky Whipped Butter" and pure maple syrup.