Buckwheat

Buckwheat is one of the foods on the first 100 foods list for babies doing baby led weaning, and it's one food we haven't had Jaron try yet. 

I whipped up a batch of buckwheat pancakes. There was a simpler recipe, but I didn't have any bananas. This one calls for either bananas or applesauce, so I used applesauce. There is a variation for eggless pancakes substituting chia seeds or flax seed for the egg. I made a second batch using chia instead of egg. Egg batch on left, chia on right. 

The batter on the left was runnier and easier to pour. 

The texture is pretty similar, although the egg batch is a little more spongy and smooth. That chia seed makes the batter a little bit more grainy. Top- egg, bottom- chia. 

Left- egg, right - chia

I tried pouring some of the batter into strips to make it easier for Jaron to grab onto and eat. The egg batter made this easier as you can see from the pancakes pictured below. Chia- left, egg- right. 

It made plenty! They're all in the freezer for the days we need a quick breakfast. 

Jaron was a neutral about them. He got tired of the plain ones pretty quickly. I put almond butter and coconut flakes on one and he liked that better. Strawberry jam on mine was delicious!