Pancakes are of my husband and mine’s favorite breakfast meals. Slathered with maple syrup and served with bacon and a bloody mary on the side, Sunday morning never looked better.
I’d yet to cook with spelt flour, but attempting to stay away from gluten and high gluten flours, I thought we’d give it a try. These pancakes are fluffy and the spelt gives hints of sweetness to each bite. Even my picky nephew will have a few bites! Rather than using maple syrup, we doused the pancakes in rhubarb strawberry preserves!
Spelt Pancakes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Description
Fluffy spelt pancakes with a hint of sweetness, perfect for a cozy Sunday breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (120 g) spelt flour
- 1/4 cup (30 g) oat flour
- 1/4 cup (30 g) rice flour
- 1 tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) plain yogurt (whole milk)
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter for the griddle
Instructions
- First, mix all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Then add in vanilla, milk, yogurt, oil, and eggs (make sure to mix eggs first in another bowl incase a piece of the shell breaks off).
- Whisk together the ingredients until a smooth batter is formed.
- Use a griddle over medium-low heat and melt butter.
- Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto the griddle (I have a large griddle and can cook three pancakes at a time).
- Let cook for about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Flip!
- Cook on the other side for about 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve immediately!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pancakes
- Calories: 280
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does spelt flour do in these pancakes, and is it actually lower in gluten than regular flour?
The article explains that the author chose spelt flour specifically for being a lower-gluten alternative. Combined with oat flour (1/4 cup) and rice flour (1/4 cup), the three-flour blend produces pancakes described as fluffy with hints of natural sweetness — distinct from standard all-purpose flour pancakes.
Why does the recipe add yogurt along with whole milk?
The batter uses 1 cup whole milk plus 1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt. The yogurt adds acidity that reacts with the baking powder and baking soda (2 tsp and 1/4 tsp respectively) to produce lift, contributing to the fluffy texture the article highlights.
Just tried these and they are delicious. We are also dairy free so swapped coconut cream for the yogurt and almond milk for the cow’s mill and omitted the olive oil. I also reduced the salt to a quarter of a teaspoon. It worked really well, thank you for the recipe.
Looks great. I made spelt & wholemeal pancakes last weekend, with bacon crumbled in and drizzled with maple-flavoured agave syrup. Sooooo good and kept us full until dinner.