Buckwheat cakes

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4cupsLukewarm water
½Cake dry yeast
OR 1/2 cake compressed yeast
Buckwheat flour
1tablespoonBrown sugar or molasses
teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonBaking soda

Directions

Soften yeast in 1 cup water. Add sugar, salt, 3 cups water, and sufficient buckwheat flour to make a thin batter. Cover and let rise overnight in a warm place. In the morning add baking soda which has been dissolved in 1 tablespoon of cold water. Beat thoroughly. Bake on hot griddle. One-half cup of the batter may be saved and used to start a second quantity of batter. The Household Searchlight - 1941