Poffertjes (Dutch mini pancakes)

Name: Poffertjes (Dutch mini pancakes)
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Netherlands
Ingredients: 125 g Plain flour; 125 g Buckwheat flour; 7 g Dried yeast; 1 tbsp Sugar; 300 ml Milk; 1 Egg; 1 pinch salt; 50 g Butter; 3 tbsp Icing sugar

Puffy little yeasted pancakes made with buckwheat, served in a pile with butter and a snowfall of icing sugar.

85 min70 prep · 15 cook
MediumDifficulty
380 kcalper serving

Ingredients

4 servings

Plain flour125 g
Buckwheat flour125 g
Dried yeast7 g
Sugar1 tbsp
Milk300 ml
Egg1
salt1 pinch
Butter50 g
Icing sugar3 tbsp

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Steps

1
Stir the yeast and sugar into the lukewarm milk and leave until foamy.
2
Whisk both flours, the salt, the egg and the milk into a smooth, thick batter.
3
Cover and leave in a warm place until bubbly and risen.
4
Heat a poffertjes pan, brush the holes with butter and fill them almost to the top using a piping bag or jug.
5
When the tops are bubbly and the edges dry, flip each one with a fork and cook until golden.
6
Serve in a pile with a knob of butter and plenty of icing sugar.

Tips and questions

Can I make poffertjes without the special pan?: Yes. Drop teaspoons of batter into a buttered non-stick pan; they will be flatter but taste the same. An aebleskiver or takoyaki pan also works.
Can I use only wheat flour?: Yes, they will be lighter in colour and a little less nutty, but still very good.

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Poffertjes (Dutch mini pancakes)

Ingredients

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