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    Ployes

    Ployes recipe: feather-light buckwheat flatbreads from Quebec’s Acadian borderlands, cooked on one side only and served with butter, molasses or a hearty stew.

    ⏱ 15 minPrep time
    🔥 30 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 DinnerCategory
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    Ployes, Acadian buckwheat griddle breads with bubbly tops, butter, molasses and maple syrup

    Ployes are the proud bread of the Acadian people along the Quebec–New Brunswick–Maine border, where buckwheat flour and a pinch of baking soda in hot water made a quick bread for the griddle. The technique is the thing: the batter is cooked on one side only, and the holes that form on top are the sign of a perfect ploye.

    What makes them great is their lightness — somewhere between a pancake and a crêpe — with a wonderful buckwheat nuttiness and those signature bubbles. Eat them hot with butter and molasses for breakfast, or fold them around sausages, eggs, or a ladle of stew for supper.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Whisk the buckwheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
    2. Pour in the boiling water a little at a time, whisking, until the batter is the consistency of heavy cream.
    3. Let the batter rest for a few minutes while a well-buttered griddle heats over medium heat.
    4. Ladle about 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle for each ploye, spreading it slightly.
    5. Cook on one side only until the top is covered in small holes and looks dry, about 2 to 3 minutes — do not flip.
    6. Serve immediately with butter and molasses or maple syrup.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    The water must be boiling — it helps set the batter instantly and creates the holes that make ployes light. Add water gradually until the batter is the consistency of heavy cream. Cook on a hot, buttered griddle, one side only, until the top is covered in holes and looks dry.

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    Recipe details

    Prep15 min
    Cook30 min
    Servings4
    CategoryDinner
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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