Eierpfannkuchen
Egg pancakes
Eierpfannkuchen: German egg pancakes, sweet with apple sauce or savoury
Eierpfannkuchen are the thick, eggy pancakes German families fry for a quick Friday-night supper or a weekend lunch, thicker than a French crêpe but thinner than an American pancake. Children eat them rolled up with apple sauce, jam or sugar and cinnamon; grown-ups often fill them with mushrooms or cheese instead. The batter needs no resting, so they are on the table in 20 minutes. The most common mistake is a pan that is not hot enough, so the pancakes soak up fat and turn pale and greasy; wait until a drop of batter sizzles at once. Chef's tip: beat the egg whites separately and fold them in at the end if you want them especially light and fluffy.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
To serve
- 10 ½ oz apple sauce (optional)
- 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Whisk 7 oz plain flour, 1 pinch salt and 1 tbsp sugar in a bowl. Make a well, add 4 eggs and half of 1 ¼ cups milk and whisk from the centre outwards to a thick, smooth batter with no lumps.
2 minStep 2: Whisk in the rest of the milk until the batter has the consistency of double cream.
1 minStep 3: Heat a 24 cm frying pan over a medium heat and add a knob of 1 oz butter. When it foams, pour in a small ladle of batter (about 100 ml) and tilt the pan so it covers the base.
1 minStep 4: Cook until the top is set and dull and the underside is golden with darker freckles, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook the other side for 1 minute until golden.
3 minStep 5: Slide onto a warm plate and repeat with the rest of the batter and butter, stacking the pancakes as you go. You should get about 8.
8 minStep 6: Serve warm, rolled or folded, with 10 ½ oz apple sauce or a sprinkling of 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does eierpfannkuchen take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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