Lemon Poppy Seed Paleo Pancakes
Totally grain-free pancakes – these are instead made with ground almonds, coconut and seeds. They’re highly nutritious: very low in carbs, full of omega oils and sweetened with honey. These are fully compatible with a Paleo Diet.
Organic Ground Almonds 1kg (Sussex Wholefoods)
1 tbsp ground almonds
1 tbsp Lucuma Powder
Organic Desiccated Coconut (500g) - Sussex WholeFoods
20g of Fine Desiccated Coconut
Biona Organic Coconut Milk 400ml
200ml Coconut Milk
20g Sunflower Seeds
Clear Latin American Honey, Organic 500g (Equal Exchange)
1-2 tbsp Honey
Pure Vanilla Extract 60ml (Nielsen Massey)
Half tsp Vanilla Extract
Bicarbonate of Soda 100g (Sussex Wholefoods)
Quarter teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda
Organic Blue Poppy Seeds 500g (Sussex Wholefoods)
1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
Organic Virgin Coconut Oil 500ml (Sussex Wholefoods)
1 tbsp Coconut Oil
Fine Pink Himalayan Salt 1kg (Sussex Wholefoods)
1 pinch Salt (optional)
Freeze-Dried Blackberries 100g (Sussex Wholefoods)
For the topping: 2 heaped tbsp of Freeze-Dried Blackberries
Organic Maple Syrup 250ml (Meridian)
For the topping: 1-2 tbsp of Maple Syrup (or to taste)
Other Ingredients
3 eggs
3 tbsp water
Method
1) Put the coconut milk, ground almonds, lucuma, desiccated coconut, sunflower seeds, honey, vanilla, bicarbonate of soda and (optionally) salt into a blender and whizz for 30-60 seconds.
2) Put into large batter jug.
3) Whisk in the eggs until the consistency of a typical pancake batter is achieved.
4) Add the poppy seeds.
5) For best results, leave to stand in the fridge for an hour.
6) Heat up a non-stick frying pan and grease it with coconut oil.
7) Add a thick layer of batter to the pan (around a tenth of the batter).
8) Because the pancakes are thick, allow around 4 minutes per side.
9) Remember that the pancakes are brittle as they do not contain flour – so use a plate to turn the pancake over, rather than flipping it, and before doing each subsequent pancake, re-grease the pan with coconut oil.
10) To make the compote, simply soak the blackberries in water for 10 minutes and add maple syrup to taste.
