Dutch pancakes, or
pannekoeken (singular pannekoek), are thinner than
American pancakes and also larger. While they sometimes are served with traditional American pancake toppings such as fruit, sugar or syrup, they also can come with more savory toppings like meat, cheese, and herbs. Beer is also sometimes added to
Dutch pancake recipes to improve flavor and help the batter rise!
While native to the Netherlands, many restaurants in the US serve Dutch pancakes. They are simple to make and use basic baking supplies. This Dutch pancake recipe makes a basic, plain pannekoek that is oven-baked. Following the instructions is a list of some of the popular toppings so you can customize your pancake to suit your taste buds.
Dutch pancake recipe ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- Dash of salt
- 7 teaspoons butter
- 1/8 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
You will need a oven safe frying pan, skillet, or 10 inch cake pan, a mixing bowl, and an oven for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Baking time is 25 minutes.
Instructions
1. The first step is to place your frying pan, skillet, or cake pan into the oven while it’s preheating.
2. Next, beat all three eggs until they become frothy and thick.
3. Fold in milk, salt, vanilla and flour. (Note: “Fold” means to combine a lighter mixture with a heavier one by placing the lighter one on top – in this case its the beaten eggs – on top of the heavier one and mixing them gently together. Continue to stir gently until the two mixtures have just barely been combined.)
4. At this point, if the oven is heated, grease the pan by dropping the butter into your preheated pan and spreading it around with a fork.
5. Your batter should be thin and creamy. Pour it into your preheated and greased pan and shut the oven.
6. Baking should take around 25 minutes. It’s done when it has puffed up and starts to brown.
7. Once it’s done, take it out of the oven and let it cool slightly. Dutch pancakes are usually served in wedges, so cut your pancake, still in the pan, like a pizza. Serve with toppings either on the side or on top.
Dutch pancake recipe toppings
Here are some popular topping suggestions, but remember that Dutch pancakes are a great base for lots of different flavors. Be creative! Invent your own variations off of this Dutch pancake recipe. Some toppings, especially herbs and small meats, can also be mixed into the batter during step 3.
- meats: bacon, ham, sausage, salmon
- dairy: goat, ricotta, desert cheeses, yogurt, ice cream, whipped cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese
- herbs and spices: thyme, cinnamon, ginger, parsley
- sweets: honey, powdered sugar, maple syrup, jam, chocolate sauce, caramel
- fruits, vegetables, nuts: apples, raisins, applesauce, lemon juice, bananas, nuts, strawberries, cherries, peanut butter.
There are just a few ideas of what can be added into the
dutch pancake recipe. Smakelijk eten! (this is how Dutch say bon appétit :) ) .
Comments (1) 13.02.2010. 02:06
This is an
American style pancake recipe which surprisingly comes from United States. What other pancakes are there you might ask? There are numerous variations of pancakes throughout the world, most of the variations have to do something with the topping of the pancakes. So we can say that there are basically two the most popular types of pancakes - thick pancakes that people know in America and are also called flapjacks or griddle pancakes and thin pancakes that are mostly called crepes and are popular in France and some other parts of Europe. Both are delicious, trust me:) (you can find out
more about pancakes and crepes here)! So this will be the thick pancake recipe like they make them in North America.
For this American pancake recipe we will need:
4 3/4 oz (135g) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 tsp salt
2 tbsp caster sugar
41fl (130ml) oz milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp melted butter or olive oil
some extra butter for cooking
To serve your pancakes you can use many many many many many many (got it:)?) different toppings. If you really want to make them American style then you will use:
maple syrup
butter
Now let's get to work!
1. Take a large bowl and sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar.
2, Use another, smaller bowl and whisk together the milk and egg and when you are done mix in the melted butter.
3. Now pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and beat until you have a smooth batter. You can beat the batter using a fork, a hand mixer, an electric mixer (being the easiest of course)... whatever. Mix until you get rid of all the lumps, then let the batter stand for a few minutes.
4. Now - if this would be a griddle pancake recipe you would need a griddle to bake them. But you can get the same result with an ordinary non-stick frying pan so if you don't own a griddle don't sweat it :). Any pan will do, but for the best results use a frying pan that is new - you want your non-stick surface to be intact otherwise the pancakes can tear. And secondly - you want a pan that has a thick bottom that will conserve heat and distribute it evenly. This concludes our pan selection. Now put the pan on medium heat and and a piece of butter to grease it.
5. When the butter is melted and the pan is hot pour the batter onto the pan. How much? To make a round pancake about 4 inches in diameter. If the pan is big enough (or if you have a griddle lol) you can make more pancakes at the same time. The baking powder will make the pancake rise, so it will seem very thick, but this is the way you want it. American pancakes can be 1/2 inch thick.
6. When bubbles appear on the top of the pancake (this usually happens in one minute) flip it over and bake it one the other side until it gets light brown. And then it's done!
7. Bake the rest of the pancakes the same way.
8. Then put them on a plate and cover them with some maple maple syrup. You can also add some extra butter if you like. And smile - you are eating your own
American pancake recipe flapjacks.
Comments (7) 13.01.2010. 01:54