apple pancakes

I remember my mum making apple pancakes when I was young. They were one of my favorite 'special breakfast' meals. I decided to make a gluten free version! My husband and kids gave me the thumbs up for this recipe, I hope you like it too!

apple fritters

serves 4-6

90g medijool or dried dates

2 apples, cut in quarters and cored

1 cup buckwheat

1 1/2 cups rolled oats (gluten free if required)

2 Tb protein powder (recipe here), optional

1 Tb melted butter

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (recipe here)

2 Tb maple syrup

2 cups milk

pinch salt

ghee or butter to fry

to serve:

1 apple, halved, cored and grated using grater or mandolin
cinnamon

yogurt (recipe here)

maple syrup

THERMOMIX METHOD

Place dates in thermomix and chop 5 seconds/speed 7. Add 1 apple to thermomix bowl and chop 4 seconds/speed 4. Place apple and dates into a seperate bowl. Clean thermomix bowl. 

Add oats and buckwheat to thermomix bowl and mill 1 minute/speed 9.

Add dates and apple back into thermomix with milled oats and buckwheat. Add remaining ingredients. Combine in thermomix 20 seconds/speed 7. Scrape down edges and repeat if required.

Grate the remaining apple for topping the pancakes with.

Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add butter or ghee and let it heat for 1 minute. Add batter and wait until bubbles form on pancakes, then flip. They take 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve with yohurt, apple, cinnamon and maple syrup.

CONVENTIONAL METHOD

Cut dates and grate apples. Place approximately half the apple aside in a separate bowl for topping the pancakes with. 

Add oats and buckwheat to a food processor and mill 1 minute for 1 minute or until they form a flour.

Add remaining ingredients including the cut dates & grated apple and combine in the food processor for 30 seconds-1 minute.

Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add butter or ghee and let it heat for 1 minute. Add batter and wait until bubbles form on pancakes, then flip. They take 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve with yoghurt, apple, cinnamon and maple syrup.