Saturday, August 25, 2012

Pfannkuchen German pancakes)


Ok this is mainly for my friends that are in the US. Most of the time the pancake you get here is the sweet, fluffy buttermilk pancake, which in itself is not bad, but often clashes with a desire to have something a bit hardier such as eggs and stuff, cause it just don't quite fit (at least in my opinion). If you ever went to IHOP and had the international passport, liek the swedish pancakes, then you have a slight idea what kind of pancake you will be making, thinner, similar to a crepes somewhat hardy and compatible with sweet or savory foods, In short a german pancake or *Pfannkuchen* as we would say.

The Goods (for about 8 to 12 pancakes)

4 eggs
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 cup flour
~ 2 tablespoons salt ( might be more, might be less depending on your taste buds)
butter for frying

The Works:

in a large mixing bowl mix the floour and salt. mix the eggs and milk thouroughly in a medium bowl before adding to the flour and salt (makes the endmixing easier) and then combine in the large bowl, mixing  thouroughly until thin, still liquid batter forms. Heat a frying pan up, add a bit of butter and then 1 laddle of the batter you made, swirl it so that it forms a thin layer, let fry until it slowly bubbles and is mostly solid on top (just like a buttermilk pancake) flip, finish frying to the darkness you like and serve. They are good with syrup, but also with eggs and bacon, or if you truly wanna get fancy.. ham and asparagus for example. Repeat process with rest of batter and enjoy


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