Along with the scrumptious nutty flavour that buckwheat flour provides these crêpes, it additionally makes them excessive in fibre and gluten-free, to not point out wealthy in vitamins together with calcium, protein, iron and B nutritional vitamins. So all in all it’s fairly good for you and makes fairly tasty crêpes, particularly when blended with some dried coconut. They are often served so simple as you want – including only a squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of honey, dripping with maple syrup or you may posh them up a bit and serve them with Greek yoghurt and sticky figs baked with orange juice.
SERVES 4
preparation time: 10 minutes, cooking time: 20 minutes for the figs, plus 3 minutes per pancake
Elements
For the buckwheat and coconut crêpes:
- 200g/7oz/11⁄2 cups buckwheat flour
- 450ml/16fl oz/2 cups milk, plus additional, if wanted
- 2 eggs
- a pinch of salt
- finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 tbsp melted coconut oil, plus additional for cooking
- 50g/13⁄4oz/1⁄2 cup unsweetened desiccated/ dried shredded coconut
For the figs:
- 8–10 figs (relying on their measurement)
- 4 tbsp honey
- 125ml/4fl oz/1⁄2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- Greek yoghurt, to serve (non-compulsory)
Technique
Preheat the oven to 200oC/400oF/gasoline 6.
Trim the stalk off the figs and reduce every one in half. Sit in a small roasting pan and drizzle the honey excessive. Pour over the orange juice and bake for 20 minutes, basting with the orange juice a few instances throughout cooking. When cooked, serve sizzling, heat or cooled. Maintain the figs heat whilst you make the crepes, or go away them to chill, if you want.
To make the crêpes, put the entire substances besides the coconut in a meals processor and blitz till clean. The consistency needs to be much like thick pouring cream. Stir within the coconut and add slightly additional milk if wanted to return the batter to the proper consistency.
Preheat the oven to its lowest setting. Warmth a non-stick frying pan over medium–excessive warmth. When sizzling, add a trickle of oil and use a brush to evenly coat the pan. Pour in simply sufficient of the batter to cowl the floor, swirling the pan to get a fair coating. Cook dinner for about 1–2 minutes till frivolously golden. Flip over utilizing a spatula and prepare dinner for about 1 minute, or till golden, on the opposite aspect. Maintain heat within the oven whereas cooking the remaining.
Serve the crêpes with a portion of the figs and spoon over any sticky orange juices. End with Greek yogurt if utilizing.
Within the Temper for Wholesome Meals by Jo Pratt is revealed by Nourish Books.
