This morning I made a new recipe of GF Pancakes with amaranth flour and wild rice flour that I ground in my Vita-Mix. It was delicious. To quote DH, "Yum!" I've been looking for a flour blend that I can use without rice, corn, soy or sorghum and this worked out nicely. Of course it is also egg-free since that is a must for me. It could be made dairy free by substituting 1 cup of soured milk substitute (e.g. 1 cup almond milk/rice milk/soy milk with 1 T vinegar or lemon juice) as described here. This is the recipe:
1/4 c gar/fava flour
1/4 c potato starch
1/4 c tapioca flour
1/8 c wild rice flour
1/8 c amaranth flour
4 t baking powder (GF, corn-free)
1 t baking soda
2 t sugar
1 t salt
1/2 c apple sauce (I used thick, homemade apple sauce)
1 c buttermilk (if you use thin applesauce, consider using plain yogurt instead)
2 t vanilla
2 T olive oil
2 T olive oil
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the wet ingredients and stir until just blended. Cook over medium heat on a lightly oiled non-stick pan. Just like other pancakes, turn when the bubbles in the batter stop popping. Cook the other side. Serve warm plain, with maple syrup, or with other favorite topping.
