Buckwheat Pancakes from New York Cult Recipes by Marc Grossman

Ingredients

• 90 ml (3 fl oz) sunflower oil
• 2 drops natural vanilla extract
• 125 g (4½ oz) buckwheat flour
• 1 egg
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons baby oat flakes (cooked in 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water*) or quick oats
• 3 teaspoons caster (superfine) sugar
• 125 g (4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
• maple syrup and butter, to serve
• sliced bananas or berries (optional) plus extra, to serve
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 350 ml (12 fl oz) water
• ½ teaspoon salt