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Nicole Chryst

Wellness Educator

 

Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.

Faith over fear.

Ephesians 2:8-10

 

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbs and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.


I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.

Overnight Sourdough Einkorn Pancakes

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Are you a pancake or waffle person? We are a house divided, but I always find it so interesting to hear what people think! Opinions are strong! Sunday mornings are usually reserved for waffles or pancakes in our house, and we love to use einkorn flour for our batter. We’ve been using THIS WAFFLE RECIPE for years, but it’s a “quick bread” recipe that we make in the morning, meaning it’s not soured. It’s super delicious and it works for both waffles and pancakes, but I wanted to find an overnight soured recipe to take advantage of all the sourdough health benefits. My search for a recipe revealed a lot of versions that used starter discard to make the batter in the morning without an overnight proof. While that’s a great economical way to use up starter, I was looking for a recipe that combined the health benefits of einkorn and an overnight sourdough proof. Not finding exactly what I wanted, I tweaked, trialed, and errored to come up with the one I’m sharing today.

It gets high praises from everyone in the family, but the best part is that these pancakes do not raise my blood sugar! A quick blood sugar stick about an hour after eating one of these pancakes (without syrup) revealed a reading of 83. If you are familiar with optimal blood sugar numbers, you’ll know that a reading of 83 after eating a pancake is pretty remarkable. I absolutely love that the combination of einkorn flour and the sourdough process creates delicious breads that I can actually enjoy without worrying about my sugar spiking! What a gift!

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! There is no sugar added, but I use a hefty dose of cinnamon to give the illusion of sweetness and take advantage of the blood sugar stabilizing benefits. It does require one cup of sourdough starter, which I do not regularly keep due to the expense of einkorn. I build up my starter the morning before I want to make this recipe so I have enough in the evening to make the dough. Using 1/2 cup proportions of starter and flour, and a little less than 1/2 cup of water, I am able to get just enough starter with ~1/4 cup left over to keep it going. Check out my post HERE about working with sourdough if you need a bit more guidance on maintaining a starter.

 

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Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com

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I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchases through affiliate links help support my work in bringing you real information about health and wholistic wellness.

CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com