Strawberry Orange Buckwheat Pancakes with Strawberry Orange Syrup

It was Mother's Day. My husband was out of town. So what did I do, I experimented for myself. I went kind of crazy on this one and it payed off. This was so delicious! My 2 year old couldn't get enough. And days after he was still asking for 'Straw orange cakes'. The pancakes alone were very yummy, but I think it was the Strawberry Orange Syrup that really makes these. Since then I've made the syrup over and over. It is the syrup of choice now for my three kids. I hope you enjoy it too!

Strawberry Orange Buckwheat Pancakes

Ingredients

1/2 cup buckwheat flour

1/2 cup spelt flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup strawberry puree

2 tablespoon evaporated cane juice

1 teaspoon orange zest

Directions

Preheat griddle to 375*. Add evaporated cane juice to strawberry puree. In a medium bowl mix flours, salt, xanthan gum, and baking powder well. Then add egg, vanilla, strawberry puree, and zest and mix well. Pour onto griddle. Turn over when bubbles being to pop and edges begin to dry. Serve with Strawberry Orange Syrup (see below).

Strawberry Orange Syrup

Ingredients

Juice of 2 oranges

1 1/4 cup strawberry puree

1 tablespoon orange zest

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/4 cup evaporated cane juice

2 tablespoons corn starch

Directions

Note: Before you squeeze your juice out of your 2 oranges make sure you zest them first.

Add enough water to your orange juice to make 1 1/2 cups. Then add your strawberry puree, vanilla, zest, and evaporated cane juice. Mix well. Pour syrup mixture into small pot and bring to a boil on stove top, stirring occasionally so evaporated cane juice will mix in well. In the mean time add corn starch to 1/4 cup cold water. After syrup starts to boil add cornstarch mixture and stir continually for 2-3 minutes or until desired thickness occurs. Remove from heat and pour on top of pancakes. Enjoy!