Golden Grain Griddle Cakes with Rhubarb Compote

This recipe serves:  5

1 cup sugar (more or less, depending on taste)
3/4 cup water
4 cups sliced rhubarb
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup skim milk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons honey
Prepare the rhubarb compote:

1. Bring the sugar and water to a boil over high heat. SImmer for 5 minutes. This will dissolve the sugar and make a syrup.

2. Add the rhubarb and continue to cook for 15 to 20 minutes, until it falls apart and thickens slightly. Set aside and keep warm.

For the golden grain griddle cakes:

3. Mix the flours, baking powder and salt in a bowl. (This can be done the night before and kept covered on the counter.)

4. Lightly beat the milk, egg, butter and honey together.

5. Add the liquid ingredients all at once to the flour mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until just moistened. Do not overmix, a few lumps are fine.

6. Warm a lightly greased griddle pan over medium heat. The pan is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on the griddle form fast-moving bubbles.

7. Pour batter onto the griddle: 1/8 cup for small or 1/4 cup for large pancakes. When the tops of the pancakes are covered with holes and the bottoms are golden brown, flip to brown the other side.

8. Serve the griddle cakes topped with the rhubarb compote.

Serving Size: 3 small cakes topped with rhubarb compote

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