Used in Europe to make blinis, the USA to make crepes & pancakes & in Japan to make Soba noodles.
Despite its name, buckwheat is actually the fruit of a plant related to rhubarb and sorrel. It is widely popular in many nations for its nutritional benefits. It is gluten-free, wheat-free and vegetarian. No chemical bleaching. No alcohol treatment. No additives. No anti-bacterial or anti-fungal agents. No bromate added.
Try using the Buckwheat flour in the Pancake recipe below instead of the Spelt flour for those that are completely gluten free or use a 50/50 blend if you are fine with Spelt flour.
ORIGIN: China
Ingredients – 4 serves
Pancake Mix
1 C Raw Milk(or coconut milk/water for diary free)
1 Free Range Egg
2 Tbsp Life Foods Organic Coconut Sugar
pinch Himilayan or sea salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 ½ C Organic Spelt Flour(use Gluten free if you prefer)
5 tsp Blue Coconut Cooking Oil or Organic Wild Virgin(approx)
Lucuma Cream
1 C Home made Mascarpone(or Coconut Cream for dairy free option)
2 Tbsp Life Foods Organic Lucuma Powder
Toppings
Fresh fruit(sliced pear, apple, blueberries etc.)
Life Foods Organic Goji Berries
Raw Honey/Raw Nuts of your choice
Method
3. Stir the Lucuma powder into your home made Mascarpone or Coconut Cream. Set aside.
4. Slice fresh fruit like pear, warm raw honey slightly in.
5. Construct – layer 1 pancake, dollop Lucuma cream, add fresh fruit, sprinkle Cacao nibs & Goji berries & drizzle with raw honey. Raw Nuts optional. Makes approx. 8-10 pancakes.