Acorn Griddle Cakes
These acorn griddle cakes are healthy, tasty, and easy to make — a great intro recipe if you're using acorn flour for the first time. Use acorn griddle cakes instead of traditional pancakes at breakfast or serve them as an unusual, wild-foraged savory side with lunch or dinner!
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups acorn flour/meal finely ground
- 1 duck egg or XL chicken egg
- 0.5 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk or hickory nut ambrosia (for fluffier pancakes, use buttermilk then add another 1/2 tsp baking soda in addition to baking powder listed below)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup Acorn flour is naturally sweet, so only add this ingredient if you want the cakes to be even sweeter.
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and beat into a batter.
- Turn stove to medium heat and place skillet or frying pan on stove.
- Heat 1 tsp real butter or oil. Using large spoon, ladle batter into pan to form round cakes about 3-5 inches in diameter. Brown cakes slowly on both sides, serve and enjoy!