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My dad grew up in Madawaska, Maine, close to the border of Canada. In fact, he was actually born in Canada since that’s where the nearest hospital was located. Ployes, or French buckwheat pancakes were a staple of his childhood and mine too. My dad used to have his sisters ship ploye mix to Nashville, and we often ate them at dinner rolled up with butter and brown sugar. My Dad is up in Maine for his high-school reunion this week, and my mom told me is enjoying ployes everywhere he goes. I laughed and told her I hadn’t eaten a ploye in years, and so we decided to celebrate Pancake Sunday with a big batch of ployes in honor of my dad.
We kept our ployes completely gluten free and used 100% buckwheat flour instead of the ployes mix.
First, we measured out about a cup of the flour…and by we, I mean my mom. She did all the work. Thanks mom!
and then she whisked in hot water until the batter reached a very thin consistency…
We then cooked 7 ployes in my mom’s special ploye-only skillet over low heat. That’s it!
I ate 1 plain ploye, 1 blueberry ploye…and one dark chocolate mini Reese’s cup ploye (inspired by Brandi). 
My toppings consisted of plain goat milk yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Not quite the ployes of my youth, but pretty darn tasty!
Thanks for the inspiration dad, and I hope you’re having a wonderful trip! See you when you get home.
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Those look mighty tasty! I LOVE buckwheat! Will definitely have to give these a try. I hope your dad has a great trip! Have a great Sunday Heather!
So this is just buckwheat flour and water?
Karla, Yep.
That’s a really simple recipe! I think I’ll try it on a day I’m running late to class. Any other fillers you’d recommend?
Becki, I think sliced bananas would taste great as well as chocolate chips, or anything else you would normally add to your pancakes. Enjoy!
Those look really good.
Any baking powder or anything in the recipe?
The filling/topping options are endless!
Heather, nope, just buckwheat flour and water.
These look great! As a kid on mornings after sleepovers, my friends and I used to chop up any candy we could find in the pantry and throw it in our pancakes. Snickers used to be my favorite!
Holy YUM!!! They look kind of like crunchy pancakes, which sounds REALLY good to me! What a nice little tribute to your dad.
Hayley, They tasted more like rubbery crepes.
I’ve never heard of ploye but they look sort of like crepes – yum!
These pancakes look great. I love buckwheat.
Hope you had a great weekend. ; )
How interesting! There are so many different variations of pancakes around the world. We celebrated my mom’s birthday this morning with fresh blueberry pancakes. So yummy!
Sarah R, Happy birthday to your mama!
Your dad is from Madawaska?? My family is from Campbellton, New Brunswick which is reeeeally close by. I’ve never had ployes before though. I’m off to go call my mom and ask her why the hell not
Susan, Yep, born and raised, and from the way he talks, everyone eats ployes up there. Let me know what your mom has to say about that.
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I put buckwheat flour in our bread sometimes– I really like it! These look tasty!
mmm…those look like crepes! Just buckwheat flour and hot water? How much water? This looks like something that would be fun to make! How much butter/oil is best? I think these would rock with nutella and raspberries.
Caroline, Yep, just buckwheat flour and hot water. My mom didn’t measure the water, but used just enough to produce a really thin crepe-like batter. She used a bit of cooking spray to oil the skillet.
I make buckwheat crepes, and I absolutely love them!
Buckwheat is amazing
What a great Pancake Sunday
I’ve never heard of these, but they look awesome! I love crepes and they look thin like those, so I can’t imagine they would be anything but delicious. Especially with that dark chocolate reese’s 
Which I need to buy soon. I’m craving them all the time after seeing them on here!
I’ve never heard of these! And I grew up in New England. They look very yum. Sweet of your mama to do the cooking. I hope you are feeling and doing well
Erica, I always forget you grew up in New England. To me, you’re a fellow Southerner!
Woah, you’re dad is from Madawaska? I’m from Presque Isle! I used to go to Madawaska all the time for ski meets and All-County Chorus practices…
Rpattzlawyer, Yep, born and raised.
That’s my kind of recipe. I’m on it.
I have never heard of ployes, really cool to learn something new in the cooking world!
That’s something I really enjoy about food and cooking, food tells a lot about the people and where they come from!
Sounds like those crepes would be yummy with strawberries (or banana) and nutella!
Ana
Ana, anything is yummy with Nutella!
Never heard of these before! They look delicious though! I like the chocolate idea;) xx
They almost looks like bubbly crepes! Mmm I think you’ve inspired me to make pancakes for breakfast tomorrow morning!
I love buckwheat but never thought of making that. Looks so amazingly tasty, I must try.
I’ve never heard of ployes before but they sure look good!
these look so good – and gluten free – YEAH. I will make them – for me and K!!
Wow those look really interesting!! What cute wives/daughters you are
SO sweet! I bet that was a happy memory for your papa 
What a nice memory of you and your dad and the pancakes
And so glad to hear that everything was good, productive, and yes, stay outta the bed type of advice..woo hoo for the freedom to move, walk, do your thing. Your body and heablet will tell you what to do and where to go and how to be
Happy Sunday friend!
xoxo
That looks like a great quick recipe. I could fill it with bananas and nutella like my childhood
Wow, I have never heard of ployes. Thanks for the education, HEAB!
Oh my those look wonderful! One day I might just do an all pancake day with Gina’s perfect protein pancake for breakfast, your pizza pancakes for lunch (how did my kids and I live without this recipe for so long?!) and savory crepes for supper. YUM!
Sam, My idea of a perfect day! So glad the fam. is enjoying the pizza pancakes. ;0
aw these look good! and heart warming
hey! I made pancakes today too, not even realizing it was sunday hahah.
YOURS look so good tho- and interesting! I dont think I ever heard of a ploye before! they look like crepes to me
Lisa, So happy you celebrated Pancake Sunday, even if it was on accident.
Lisa, They tasted like crepes too, although a bit rubbery.
I love buckwheat pancakes, so I will have to try these ployes! They look a bit like crepes!
Have you seen my post on Coquette Creperie?? Next time you come to CO you will have to try it! Its in Manitou and has GF crepes, quiches, and sandwiches! Absolutely delicious!
~Alyssa
Glutenfreemuse, Yes, I’ve heard of Coquette Creperie. One of my friends who lives in Mantiou loves going there, and we actually drove by it last summer. I will definitely go there next time I’m in town!
mmmmm those look so yummy!!!
you made him pancakes? AWE- papas love to bond over breakfast or brunch i find! espcially somrthing as yummy as those pancakes
xoxo
Those look really cool! And delicious, of course! Ployes..never heard of em, but you learn something new everyday!
WOW!
That looks DELICIOUS!
Wow! Those ployes look delicious! Can you post a recipe please, I’d love to make them!
Erika, The recipe was nothing but buckwheat flour and warm water. Cook on a greased skillet or pancake griddle and no need to flip. That’s it.
Super funny! My fiance’s grandfather is from Madawaska! Ross grew up eating ployes and loves them, so I make them for him from time to time. Small world (and a small town – from what I hear Madawaska is tiiiiiny).
Sweetersalt…finally! Someone who knows what a ploye is. My dad will be so happy to read your comment!
Heya,
This is my 1st comment, but I just couldn’t resist! I went to University about a 30 minute drive from Madawaska, in Fort Kent Maine! They had ploye festivals and everything!! I do love ployes, and Madawaska. What a great surprise to read about both of them this morning
Kathleen, Another ploye lover!!! Thanks so much for your comment – it brought a big smile to my face.
I must tell my dad about the ploye festival. I’m thinking road trip! 
i am really drooling over these…i’ve never heard of a ploye before! the Reese’s one sounds best to me though
Heather, It was.
That looks so good. Where do you by the original flour from? I’ll hvae to do some research.
Michele, My dad’s sisters shipped it to us, but I believe you can purchase it from the website I linked to. That being said, it was nothing but 100% buckwheat flour, and you should be able to find that at any health food store.
Lurker speaking up here! Yay for Maine, I grew up there – though oddly enough I’m in Canada now. Those look FANTABULOUS and I am definitely going to look into making them!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Sarah Anne, Small world!
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