Buckwheat Crepes (Savory and Sweet)
Buckwheat crepes are a delicious gluten-free alternative to traditional crepes. They have a slightly nutty taste, but the batter is flexible enough for both savory and sweet crepes—dinner and dessert in one shot.
Servings: SIX CREPES
INGREDIENTS
1 cup ground buckwheat flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup non-dairy milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
SAVORY
8 ounces cremini or baby portobello mushrooms
2 garlic cloves
3 leaves kale, chopped
olive oil
1/2 cup Gruyere cheese
Parsley
SWEET
Nutella
Strawberries
Bananas
PREPARATION
1 Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
2 Heat a non-stick pan until warm, then ladle some of the batter onto the pan. If you have a baton, gently twirl it so the batter spreads evenly across the pan. If you don't have a baton, pick up the pan and swirl the batter around into a circle. If the batter is too thick, you can thin it out with a little bit of almond milk or water.
3 Watch until the crepe bubbles and then flip, usually about 1 minute. Cook on the other side for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Savory: In a small pan, sauté some garlic in olive oil, then add kale. Cook until the kale is soft, then add mushrooms and cook until brown, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add the cheese to the warm crepe after you've flipped it. Then add the kale and mushroom mixture down the middle. Fold one side over to cover the kale and mushrooms. Do the same with the other side. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top.
Sweet: Heat a few tablespoons of Nutella. After you've flipped the crepe, spread some Nutella, and then place strawberries or bananas on half of the crepe and fold over in half. Remove from pan and dust with powdered sugar.
NOTES
We used buckwheat groats, ground them, and then measured the necessary amount. If you use buckwheat flour instead of grinding buckwheat oats, your crepes might turn a bluish hue.
We used almond milk as our non-dairy choice.
The batter works for both sweet and savory crepes. If you want to make sweet only, you can add 1 teaspoon of maple syrup to the batter to give it an extra kick.
Get creative with the filling combinations: Ham and cheese, ratatouille, raspberries and jam, sugar and lemon, caramel and apples are some ideas to spark your creativity!
