Ploye: Traditional Buckwheat Pancake

I woke up this morning and there was no bread for breakfast. A girl on a gluten free, dairy free, egg free, low FODMAP diet cannot just go to the bakery and buy some…I wish!! This rarely happens, as there is always some frozen slices of bread for situations like this one. Well this time, there wasn’t, so I had to come up with something nice and fast for our sunny Sunday breakfast/brunch > so why not Ployes?

I read  an article in a French magazine about the Acadian Region – an area in Canada and Northern Maine (USA) with French roots, language, and culture. They pointed out ploye as one of Acadia’s most traditional dishes. They described it as being simple and easy to make, nutritious and a very delicious pancake-type bread! They got my attention 🙂

Ploye is in fact a traditional buckwheat pancake that can accompany every meal, as a substitute for bread: a simple, cheap and easy to make carbohydrate filler food for the local population. The word ploye translates loosely to “plug,” suggesting it does just that: plug the stomach. Exactly what we needed!

The original three ingredients recipe includes wheat flour. This version is gluten free and I believe that it can still be improved, as it is not easy to wrap as the regular ones do. Feel free to leave a comment with suggestions. I am still quite happy with the result and hope you enjoy it too 🙂

The traditional toppings can be sweet or salty: maple syrup, butter, brown sugar, molasses, cretons, baked beans or fricot (a local traditional chicken stew). My favorite combo is maple syrup with lemon. I wonder how it would work with scrambled eggs (oh how I miss them…). I also suggest eating it with a simple chicken salad for lunch.

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Ploye: Traditional Buckwheat Pancake

Ploye is a traditional Canadian French pancake recipe made with buckwheat flour. Serve with warm maple syrup. Gluten free, vegan and low FODMAP.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Low Fodmap

Keyword: buckwheat flour, pancake

Servings: 8 ployes

Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

• 1 cup light buckwheat flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/2 cup boiling water

Instructions

• Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Add cold water, mix well and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Add boiling water and mix vigorously; let stand for a few minutes.
• Drop 1/2 cup of batter to make thin pancakes on a hot ungreased non-stick pan. As the batter is quite thick, you may have to spread it out.
• Bake on one side for 2 minutes or until bubbles break and pancake is firm and dry. Coax from bottom of pan with a flexible spatula and flip the ploye to cook for about 30 seconds on the other side. Remove from pan and repeat until you have used all the batter. For best results, stir the batter before making each ploye.
• Remove to plate and serve.

Notes

The ploye resembles a crepe in thickness when cooking and, contrary to a pancake, is only cooked on one side and briefly turned over for a few seconds.

For topping I suggest butter, maple syrup, lemon, brown sugar or to accompany beans, eggs, chicken salad,...

Low FODMAP diet: buckwheat flour, even if well tolerated by many, is limited to 1/8 cup so it is better to limit the intake to 1 ploye.

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Ploye: Panqueca Tradicional de Trigo Sarraceno

Ploye é uma receita tradicional de panqueca do Canadá feita com farinha de trigo sarraceno. e servida com xarope de ácer. Sem glúten, vegan e lowFODMAP.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Pequeno-almoço

Cuisine: Low Fodmap

Keyword: farinha de trigo sarraceno, panqueca

Servings: 8 ployes

Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

• 1 chávena de farinha de trigo sarraceno
• 1 chávena de farinha de arroz
• 4 colheres de chá de fermento em pó
• 1 colher de chá de sal
• 1 1/2 chávenas de água fria
• 1/2 chávena de água a ferver

Instructions

• Misture os ingredientes secos numa tigela.
• Adicionar água fria, misture bem e deixe repousar durante 10 minutos.
• Adicione a água a ferver e misture vigorosamente; deixe descansar durante alguns minutos.
• Coloque 1/2 chávena do preparado numa frigideira anti-aderente aquecida. Como a massa é bastante grossa, espalhe-a bem com uma espátula.
• Deixe a massa cozinhar durante 2 minutos ou até que as bolhas rebentem e a panqueca esteja firme e seca. Com uma espátula flexível, vire a ploye e cozinhe durante aproximadamente 30 segundos. Retire da frigideira e repita até utilizar toda a massa. Para obter melhores resultados, bata a massa antes de fazer cada ploye.
• Retire para um prato e sirva.

Notes

A ploye assemelha-se a um crepe em espessura e, ao contrário de uma panqueca, só é cozinhada de um lado, deixando tostar apenas alguns segundos do outro lado.

Sugiro que sirva as panquecas com manteiga, xarope de ácer, limão, açúcar amarelo ou como acompanhamento de feijão, ovos, salada de frango, ...

Dieta low-FODMAP: a farinha de trigo sarraceno, mesmo se bem tolerada por muitos, é limitada a 1/8 xícara por isso sugere-se a ingestão de apenas uma panqueca.

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