Buckwheat and brown rice flours give these speckled, fragrant, and fluffy Buckwheat Waffles a distinctly nutty and earthy flavor. A must-try!
We had a much needed break over the long Memorial Day weekend. We got to sleep in a little and enjoy a more leisurely breakfast which was really nice. On such mornings, I like to prepare something that I would normally not do on a weekday. It was also an excuse for me to use that relatively new waffle iron I purchased from CSN. I won a giveaway coupon hosted by Natasha of 5 Star Foodie sometime back and used that to buy this wonderful waffle iron. It makes nice, thick, and airy waffles.
Gluten Free Buckwheat Waffles
Fresh, homemade waffles are such a treat as they are light and fluffy. These are gluten-free as they are made with brown rice and buckwheat flours. Buckwheat, despite its name is not related to wheat and is not a cereal or grass. It is a fruit seed and contains no gluten, making it suitable for celiacs and those with gluten sensitivities. Flour made with buckwheat is a little tan with tiny dark flecks. It has a distinct nutty and earthy flavor. Baked goods using buckwheat flour has a nice speckled look and a fragrant aroma.
Please note that most Japanese soba or buckwheat noodles are not gluten-free. They are usually made with a mix of buckwheat and regular wheat flours. There are gluten-free buckwheat noodles out there but I have yet to come across them.
Tools Used in Making These Buckwheat Waffles
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• Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe Hand Mixer
• Chef’s Choice Nonstick Classic Belgian Waffle Maker
Buckwheat and brown rice flours give these speckled, fragrant, and fluffy Buckwheat Waffles a distinctly nutty and earthy flavor. A must-try!
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (150g)
- 1 cup brown rice flour (150g)
- ¼ cup corn starch (30g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups coconut milk** (480ml)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (60ml)
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Place buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to get it well combined.
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In another bowl, beat egg for about 1 minute. Pour in coconut milk and canola oil. Pour this mixture into flour mixture. Stir to get ingredients well mixed and a smooth batter forms.
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Pour ½ cup batter onto a pre-heated waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
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Serve immediately with butter, maple syrup, or jam.
**Please use regular milk if you prefer.
These waffles have a nutty aroma to them. They are delicious warm, slathered with butter and drizzled with maple syrup.
Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎
Pachecopatty says
June 1, 2011 at 8:24 amHi Biren, Congratulations on your awards. I love discovering new blogs and how nice to be recognized by one of them this way. I haven’t had breakfast and your buckwheat waffle is looking very good. I’ll take mine with butter and lots of maple syrup;-)
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 12:57 pmThanks Patty! I also like my waffles with lots of maple syrup. 🙂
Nasi Lemak Lover says
June 1, 2011 at 8:49 amThis is very healthy and good.
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:09 pmThank you!
Lyndsey says
June 1, 2011 at 10:10 amI picked up a waffle iron for myself at Christmas (the only way I can get exactly what I want) and used it just once. I need some recipes that will work, my first one – pumpkin waffles was a flop (my family loved it I didn’t). I can’t make just regular waffles, hehe! I will try these, I like buckwheat pancakes. Thanks for the info!
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:00 pmI like the nutty flavor buckwheat gives to pancakes and waffles. Do let me know how it worked out for you.
Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen says
June 1, 2011 at 10:21 amThis buckwheat waffle looks amazing! Wonder what buckwheat tastes like, I’ve never had it before… Many congrats on your well-deserved awards!
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:02 pmThanks Maya! Buckwheat has a distinct aroma, almost like roasted tea. It is earthy and nutty.
kitchen flavours says
June 1, 2011 at 10:34 amCongratulations on your awards! You have a lovely site, you truly deserve them!
Your waffles looks wonderful! Have not tried buckwheat waffles before. Been wanting to get a good and reliable waffle maker for ages as mine has gone bananas more than a year ago. Saw a beautiful Cuisinart Waffle Maker at one of the shopping centre, price is a whopping RM999.00! Sigh….!
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:05 pmAww…thanks for the compliment!
Wow, RM999.00 is pretty steep for a waffle iron! I wanted one of those flip ones but they were out of stock. This worked really well too.
Anncoo says
June 1, 2011 at 10:39 amBiren, Congratulations on your awards. Love your buckwheat waffle, sounds so delicious and healthy. I don’t have a waffle iron, thought of getting one as Great Singapore Sale is ON now for a month. Do you need anything from here?
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:06 pmThanks Ann! I would love to go shopping at the Great Singapore Sale. So sweet of you to ask. I will let you know if I think of something. 🙂
Jill Colonna says
June 1, 2011 at 11:18 amBiren, well done on the awards. Look at the amazing colour of your waffles. So full of flavour. Trust you to add that clever twist of coconut in there. They sound fabulous!
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:08 pmAhh…you noticed that I used coconut milk. I had a carton sitting in the fridge that needed to be used. Worked really well with the buckwheat flour.
Belinda @zomppa says
June 1, 2011 at 12:29 pmSo glad you had an opportunity to relax – and what fluffy lovely pancakes to wake up to!
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:10 pmThanks Belinda! Have to make the most of those rare opportunities. 🙂
Adora's Box says
June 1, 2011 at 12:40 pmCongratulations on your awards, Biren. I love your healthy buckwheat waffles. They do look delicious and I can imagine it would be nice to have with something savoury, too (fried chicken perhaps?).
Biren says
June 1, 2011 at 1:09 pmThanks Adora! My boys had slices of ham with theirs.
Mary says
June 1, 2011 at 1:14 pmCongratulations on your well-deserved awards. There will be lots more of them in your future. I’ve never cooked with buckwheat and your waffles would be a perfect spot to start. They look delicious. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Nami @ Just One Cookbook says
June 1, 2011 at 3:43 pmHow nice! You won a giveaway coupon! We have a waffle maker from Costco (the one it flips and all fancy) but we haven’t used it for a while. It’s time to take it out! I like how creative you are using buckwheat instead of regular flour. I don’t have that kind of imagination or flexibility in my cooking skills (zero!). Looks so delicious!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
June 1, 2011 at 4:16 pmCongrats on your awards! They are well deserved! The waffles sound great! Love when I can justify eating fresh waffles!
Kathy Gori says
June 1, 2011 at 4:32 pmThese waffles look great! I have a friend who just found out she’s gluten sensitive and I have a new waffle iron also! Looking forward to giving this a try
Biren says
June 3, 2011 at 9:55 amThanks Kathy! Homemade waffles taste so much better than the frozen store bought ones. Enjoy your waffle iron!
Cooking Gallery says
June 1, 2011 at 4:52 pmI’ve never had waffles with buckwheat, love this healthier alternative, Biren :)!! I’d definetely try it once I have buckwheat flour in my pantry!
Biren says
June 3, 2011 at 9:56 amI hope you will give it a try. Buckwheat flour gives the waffles a really unique taste.
Steph@stephsbitebybite says
June 1, 2011 at 5:49 pmThese sounds delish!! I’ve had buckwheat pancakes before and loved the texture so I can only imagine how these taste!!
kristy says
June 1, 2011 at 6:02 pmBiren, I’ve bookmarked this and going to make this soon. I like it gluten free. Btw, some gluten free recipes does use gluten gum. What else can we replace that with? Cornstarch?
Kristy
Biren says
June 3, 2011 at 10:00 amKristy, do let me know how it worked out for you. Guar gum or xanthum gum is used in gluten-free baking to bind the ingredeints together as rice flour, tapioca flour, corn starch, etc has not gluten or elasticity in them. Egg helps but either one of these gums are still needed for breads and cupcakes. However, I did not use any in these waffles.
Zoe says
June 1, 2011 at 6:28 pmGluten free Waffles!!! I’m excited and inspired reading your post! Got to tell my husband that I want a waffle maker!!!
rebecca says
June 1, 2011 at 6:43 pmoh these look fab, I want a waffle maker great breakie
Christine says
June 1, 2011 at 8:14 pmCongratulations on your awards.
Elin says
June 1, 2011 at 8:15 pmBiren…this is so healthy. I want a waffle maker !!! 🙂
Blackswan says
June 1, 2011 at 10:13 pmCongrats, Biren! I love waffles but I’ve not tried this version. Hope u’re recovering from the attack of the blogging thieves. Let’s pray our posts won’t get stolen anymore……..
Biren says
June 3, 2011 at 10:03 amThanks Shirley! I had to file a DMCA complaint with their web host as the post is still on their blog. It seems some people do not understand that they cannot steal posts from other people…really sad!
5 Star Foodie says
June 1, 2011 at 10:44 pmI love the look of that waffle! Sounds amazing made with buckwheat and brown rice flours!
Joanne says
June 2, 2011 at 5:10 amI love being able to really sit back and enjoy breakfast, and these waffles look like the perfect way to do so! I love that they have buckwheat in them…whole grain goodness!
Parsley Sage says
June 2, 2011 at 10:50 amI totally have waffle iron envy. I have one I use all the time but its not NEARLY as pretty as yours! Great, yummy recipe too 🙂
Cathy at Wives with Knives says
June 2, 2011 at 11:48 amHi Biren – It’s so nice to meet you too. Congrats for receiving your lovely awards. I can’t wait to read through your back posts. Your photos are wonderful.
Biren says
June 3, 2011 at 10:04 amThanks Cathy for visiting! I hope you will visit again soon. 🙂
tigerfish says
June 2, 2011 at 12:39 pmBuckwheat waffles! That must be healthy!
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says
June 2, 2011 at 8:21 pmI don’t think I’ve ever seen buckwheat used in a waffle before, but these look awesome. I think I’d love that nutty flavor. Now I need to find me some buckwheat. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Congratulations on the awards too. You deserve them.
Magic of Spice says
June 3, 2011 at 9:09 pmGlad you had a relaxing Holiday! I love buckwheat ans adore your waffles here 🙂 Congratulations on you well deserved awards 🙂
Roxana GreenGirl says
June 5, 2011 at 12:09 amCongrats on your awards Biren! They are well deserved!
I ate a couple of times buckwheat but never used the flour. Next time I visit the health-store I’m going to look for a pack. Your waffles sound and look delicious.
Thanks for sharing
Happy weekend
Shilpa says
June 6, 2011 at 5:33 pmI absolutely love buckwheat – I did not even think that you could make Waffles out of this.. This recipe is bookmarked … Many thanks for sharing..
-Shilpa
Lindsey@Lindselicious says
June 8, 2011 at 8:23 pmBiren those waffles look yummy! Especially with all that butter on it! LOL Congrats on the awards they are well deserved. =)
Marc says
July 10, 2011 at 10:27 amThanks for the recipe. I made them this morning. They turned out quite perfect. The waffles were crispy, nutty and dense. I substituted the cornstarch with potato starch and it worked just fine. I’ll be using this recipe again.