Dutch Pancakes (pannenkoeken)

After all of Helena’s healthy goodness on Monday, its time for the best pancake recipe in the world passed on by my mom! Now, there are pancakes all over the world: Blinis in Russia, clătită in Romania, Pfannkuchen in Germany, palačinky in the Cezch Republic and the French crepe.

I may be biased, but Dutch pancakes could be the best pancakes in the world.  

There are pancake-restaurants (pannenkoekenhuizen) in every city in Holland.  Pancakes come with a topping of your choice or just plain. And it is the topping that makes the pancakes so special.  There are the traditional toppings, savoury and mouth-watering, and there are the sweet toppings, for those who have a sweet tooth.    

In Holland you can buy pre-prepared pancakes in the store, or ready made pancake batter but why would you? Pancakes consist of the three things most people have in their house: eggs, flour and milk.

Notes 

Note: I like to make a huge batch for my boys. You can serve these for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Always make extra pancakes, you can keep them in the fridge and reheat for next day’s breakfast by putting them in the microwave for 30 seconds.

2^nd Note: If you are vegan, omit the eggs or replace them with chickpea flour, buckwheat flour, baking powder or a special egg replacement powder. The milk can be replaced with water, soy milk, oat milk, and almond milk. Any questions just send me a message!

3rd Note: These pancakes are super “lekker”, Lekker means delicious and yummy.

Recipe for about 2 persons.

The trick in this recipe is to remember to use one mug of flour, one mug of milk and 2 eggs per 2 persons. A mug you say? YES, a mug! Just get a big mug and you can use it to measure your ingredients. Helena will say this does not work because she likes precise measurements… so just for her, I checked the contents of one of my mugs and its about 225 gr of flour, but… just use any mug 😉 If the mix seems too thick just add extra milk.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• Big mug of flour
• Big mug of milk
• 2 drops of vanilla essence (optional)
• Butter,  margarine or oil for baking

Instructions 

1. In a bowl, combine the flour and eggs first, and then slowly add small amounts of milk till its all mixed. Now add 2 drops of vanilla essence.
2. When all the lumps have disappeared, you are ready to make your pancakes. If it still seems too lumpy, use a sieve to make sure the mixture is free of limps.
3. Heat a little butter, oil or margarine in a pan.

4.      Wait a while until the pan is HOT, then spread some batter in the center of the pan with a soup spoon. Move your pan back and forth a bit so that the batter is spread over the entire pan.

5.      Bake the pancake for about 2-3 minutes until the top is fairly dry. Turn the pancake over and bake the pancake on the other side for about 1-2 minutes.

VOILA! Place the pancake on a plate and cover the plate with a large lid. Bake the rest of the pancakes like this. Don't forget to add a little extra butter, oil or margarine to the pan each time before you bake a new pancake.

 You can now serve your pancake with maple syrup, powdered sugar or Nutella. Do you prefer savoury pancakes? No problem, you could add ham and cheese after step 4, and then bake till you can turn it over! 😊 There are so many options, you can add blueberries or small slices of apple after step 4….  Let me know what your favorite combination is!

Love, Caroline 

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