What Can I Bake with Buckwheat Flour?

In this article, I share my favourite recipes that I love baking with buckwheat flour. I have been baking with buckwheat for over 15 years. I first started baking with buckwheat flour after a decade of being gluten-free, it has a distinct nutty flavour and works well with fruit, nuts and buckwheat flour in pancakes.

What is Buckwheat flour?

Even though buckwheat has the word wheat in its name, it is not wheat flour. Buckwheat seed is part of the rhubarb and sorrel family, the buckwheat kernel is actually the seed of a flowering fruit.

Buckwheat is one of the healthiest, nuttiest, and most versatile whole grains. It is a wheat-free and grain-free flour so it is naturally gluten-free. It looks a little greyish greenish. Most brands mill their flour so it is okay for baking. Meaning it is good and texturally pleasing.

Here are some health benefits:

1. Low FOD map
2. Low GI & carbs
3. Packed full of nutrients - copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus and magnesium
4. High in proteins
5. High in vitamin B17
6. Naturally gluten-free

The 7 Best Buckwheat Flour Recipes

1. Buckwheat Cake 3 Ways

Healthy Buckwheat Cake - 3 ways - Banana, carrot and apple

I wanted to create an easy healthy buckwheat cake recipe – 3 ways or 3 recipes, First a buckwheat cake recipe, with apple; second, a recipe for a vegan buckwheat cake with banana, and a gluten-free carrot cake recipe. Buckwheat flour is naturally gluten-free, so it is perfect for a gluten-free

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2. Buckwheat Coffee Bread

Buckwheat Coffee Bread: Gluten Free Cake Recipe

My buckwheat coffee bread is a delicious gluten free cake to have with your morning coffee or mid-morning cuppa.

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3. Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes

Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes: oat milk, no sugar

I make Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes: oat milk, no added sugar all the time. I love that buckwheat flour is naturally gluten-free. This buckwheat pancake recipe is light and fluffy; and the nutty flavour of buckwheat is delicious with a hint of cinnamon and topped with maple syrup, berries and a

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4. Buckwheat Blueberry Muffins

Buckwheat Blueberry Muffins

My healthy buckwheat blueberry muffins are a great travel snack as it stays moist for days. I love eating these as a breakfast muffin with my espresso coffee. I have made this recipe gluten-free by adding in buckwheat flour but feel free to tweak the recipe to work with whatever

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5. Italian Buckwheat Flour Cake

Italian Buckwheat Cake

This Italian buckwheat cake is from the Alpine region of Italy where the locals speak German. The name in German is Buchweizentorte and in Italian; Torta di Grano Saraceno, this is one the most famous cakes in the area (alto Adige), a nutty buckwheat sponge filled with berry jam (usually

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6. Buckwheat Crepes

How to make crepes – 2 ways Buckwheat or Spelt Flour

Crepes are super quick to make and super versatile. Only a few ingredients needed, flour, butter, eggs and milk. I love these crepes both with Spelt or Plain flour or the traditional French way with Buckwheat flour. History Crêpes originated from a northwest region of France called Brittany ands or…

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7. Buckwheat Brownies

Rich Dark Chocolate Brownies with buckwheat

My favourite rich dark chocolate brownies are fudgey and even taste great when made with buckwheat flour; they almost taste normal. This recipe includes; chocolate brownies made with good quality 70% dark chocolate, cocoa powder, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs and buckwheat flour. Adding buckwheat flo…

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