Pannenkoeken
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A pannenkoek or pannekoek (plural panne(n)koeken) is a Dutch pancake
. Pannekoeken are usually larger (up to a foot in diameter) and much thinner than American or Scottish pancakes. They may incorporate slices of bacon
, apple
s, cheese
, or raisins. Plain ones are often eaten with treacle
(syrup made of sugar beet
s), appelstroop (an unspiced dutch variety of apple butter
) or powdered sugar and are sometimes rolled up to be eaten by hand.
Basic ingredients are flour (plain, self-rising or both), milk, salt, and eggs. The addition of Buckwheat
flour (up to 50 percent) is traditional, but much less common nowadays. Milk can be substituted for soy milk without changing the end result, the other ingredients are essential. Older Dutch people may recall the use of beestings in pannekoeken instead of milk.
The ingredients are beaten into a batter of a fairly liquid consistency. A ladle of batter is then pan fried in butter or oil. Once the top of the pannekoek is dry and the edges start to brown, it can be flipped over. The first one is often less than perfect. At home a stack of pannekoeken can be made in advance so everyone can eat a the same time, or people can take turns at the stove.
Pannekoeken can be, and often are, eaten as a main course. In winter pannekoeken are sometimes eaten after snert in a two course meal. Pannenkoeken are a popular choice for a child's birthday meal in the Netherlands.
Specialised pannekoeken restaurants are common in the Netherlands. They often offer a very wide range of toppings and ingredients, traditional and modern (e.g. cheese, oregano and salami on a pizza-pannekoek).
Dutch supermarkets offer pre-cooked (microwavable) pannekoeken as well as pre-made batter and dry flour mixes. The latter only needs water added, because it contains powdered egg and powdered whey.
Pancake
A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter, and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Most pancakes are quick breads; some use a yeast-raised or fermented batter. Most pancakes are cooked one side on a griddle and flipped partway through to cook the other side...
. Pannekoeken are usually larger (up to a foot in diameter) and much thinner than American or Scottish pancakes. They may incorporate slices of bacon
Bacon
Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
, apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
s, cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
, or raisins. Plain ones are often eaten with treacle
Treacle
Treacle is any syrup made during the refining of sugar and is defined as "uncrystallized syrup produced in refining sugar". Treacle is used chiefly in cooking as a form of sweetener or condiment....
(syrup made of sugar beet
Sugar beet
Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
s), appelstroop (an unspiced dutch variety of apple butter
Apple butter
Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of apple sauce, produced by long, slow cooking of apples with cider or water to a point where the sugar in the apples caramelizes, turning the apple butter a deep brown. The concentration of sugar gives apple butter a much longer shelf life as a preserve...
) or powdered sugar and are sometimes rolled up to be eaten by hand.
Basic ingredients are flour (plain, self-rising or both), milk, salt, and eggs. The addition of Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...
flour (up to 50 percent) is traditional, but much less common nowadays. Milk can be substituted for soy milk without changing the end result, the other ingredients are essential. Older Dutch people may recall the use of beestings in pannekoeken instead of milk.
The ingredients are beaten into a batter of a fairly liquid consistency. A ladle of batter is then pan fried in butter or oil. Once the top of the pannekoek is dry and the edges start to brown, it can be flipped over. The first one is often less than perfect. At home a stack of pannekoeken can be made in advance so everyone can eat a the same time, or people can take turns at the stove.
Pannekoeken can be, and often are, eaten as a main course. In winter pannekoeken are sometimes eaten after snert in a two course meal. Pannenkoeken are a popular choice for a child's birthday meal in the Netherlands.
Specialised pannekoeken restaurants are common in the Netherlands. They often offer a very wide range of toppings and ingredients, traditional and modern (e.g. cheese, oregano and salami on a pizza-pannekoek).
Dutch supermarkets offer pre-cooked (microwavable) pannekoeken as well as pre-made batter and dry flour mixes. The latter only needs water added, because it contains powdered egg and powdered whey.
See also
- Clafoutis
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