Sprouted Flour Kefir Pancakes
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Yield: 8 four-inch pancakes
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cup sprouted spelt flour
  • ½ cup sprouted whole wheat flour
  • 3 tablespoons raw sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 9 fl ounces dairy kefir (1 cup plus 1 ounce)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon pastured unsalted butter (for greasing the griddle)
  • 2 large eggs
Sweet
  • 2 bananas or 1 apple, sliced thin OR
  • 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries or other berries
  • ¼ cup soaked pecans or walnuts, broken into small pieces
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Savory
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ½ jalapeno pepper, membrane and seeds removed, diced
  • Maple syrup
  • Pastured butter
Instructions
  1. Mix dry ingredients-- flour(s), baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Melt coconut oil and add it to another bowl, along with sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and kefir. Whisk together.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry. Incorporate into a batter but DO NOT OVERMIX. A few dry lumps is fine.
  4. Heat a griddle or large skillet to medium heat (350°F/175°C). Lightly butter and then wipe with a paper towel (creating an almost invisible layer).
Sweet pancakes
  1. Press nut pieces and fruit slices into top of each pancake.
  2. Sprinkle cinnamon over pancakes.
Savory pancakes
  1. Mix cheese and diced jalapeno into batter
  2. Add ½ cup per pancake batter to griddle.
  3. Flip when edges are dry or when first side is golden brown. Repeat on second side.
  4. Add finished pancakes to a warm (200°F/95°C) oven or cover them with a clean dish towel on a plate.
  5. Repeat until batter is used up.
  6. Serve immediately with lots of pastured butter and real maple syrup.
Recipe by Fermenters Club at https://fermentersclub.com/sprouted-kefir-pancakes/