Simply mix this spice in a bowl and have it ready to sprinkle over muffins or a hot chocolate, add to a pumpkin pie, fold through lightly whipped cream or stir through a pancake batter.
Makes ½ cup
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp cardamom
½ tsp cloves
¼ tsp nutmeg
Method
1. Place all ingredients in a small bowl, giving it a good stir. Store in an airtight jar.
Buckwheat pancakes
Makes 8
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp spice mix, plus extra to sprinkle
1 tsp vanilla essence
1¼ cups buttermilk
1 egg
To cook
1 Tbsp butter
To serve
bananas
coconut yoghurt
maple syrup
mint leaves
Method
1. Place the flour, baking powder, soda, sugar and spice mix in a bowl. In another bowl, combine the vanilla, buttermilk and egg. Mix the two together until smooth. Melt a little butter in a frying pan and add a quarter of a cup of batter. Cook the pancakes until just bubbling, then flip for a further 2 minutes.
2. Serve stacked with sliced bananas, yoghurt, maple syrup and mint leaves.
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