german buckwheat pancakes

Recipe by
Marion Wilting

These crispy buckwheat pancakes used to be a staple breakfast or evening meal for farmers and workers in the region of Westmunsterland / Northrhine-Westphalia in Germany. Traditionally they are served hot with apple butter, golden syrup and pumpernickel. They're more like crêpes than pancakes, nothing fluffy going on there!

yield 5 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For german buckwheat pancakes

  • 1 c
    coffee, cold
  • 1/2 c
    water, room temperature
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 10 slice
    bacon
  • 250 g
    buckwheat flour
  • oil, for frying

How To Make german buckwheat pancakes

  • 1
    Stir together cold coffee, water, buckwheat flour, salt and eggs.
  • 2
    Let rest for one hour.
  • 3
    In a medium skillet fry two slices of the bacon until crisp, then spoon one large scoop of the batter onto the bacon.
  • 4
    Fry until the edges start getting crisp, then flip and fry the other side.
  • 5
    Proceed this way with the remaining bacon slices and batter.
  • 6
    Attention: To get really crisp pancakes, you need quite a lot of oil for frying. Using a nonstick skillet, you can cut down the fat but won't get very crisp cakes.
  • 7
    Serve hot with apple butter, golden syrup and pumpernickel.

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