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Quarkkeulchen
Potato and quark pancakes
Quarkkeulchen: Saxon potato and quark pancakes with raisins
Quarkkeulchen are the sweet little pancakes of Saxony, the kind a Dresden or Leipzig grandmother makes on a Saturday afternoon from yesterday's boiled potatoes: mashed potato, quark, egg, a little flour and sugar, lemon zest and raisins, shaped into small thick discs and fried in butter until golden. They are crisp outside, soft and slightly tangy inside, and come dusted with cinnamon sugar beside a bowl of apple sauce. A common mistake is using freshly boiled warm potatoes, which make a sticky dough; use cold ones from the day before. Chef's tip: soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes so they plump up and don't burn in the pan.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz boiled floury potatoespeeled, cold
- 9 oz quarkwell drained
- 1 egg
- 2 ⅞ oz plain flourplus a little for shaping
- 1 ¾ oz sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 ⅛ oz raisins
- 1 ⅜ oz butter for frying
- 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar
- 10 ½ oz apple sauceto serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Cover the 2 ⅛ oz raisins with hot water for 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
10 minStep 2: Grate or press the cold 14 oz boiled floury potatoes into a bowl. Add 9 oz quark, 1 egg, 2 ⅞ oz plain flour, 1 ¾ oz sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp lemon zest and 1 pinch salt and mix into a soft dough that holds its shape. Fold in the raisins.
5 minStep 3: With floured hands, shape 12 discs about 7 cm across and 1.5 cm thick.
5 minStep 4: Heat half the 1 ⅜ oz butter for frying in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the pancakes in two batches for 4 minutes a side, until golden brown and firm when pressed in the middle. Add the rest of the butter for the second batch.
16 minStep 5: Sprinkle with 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar and serve warm with 10 ½ oz apple sauce.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 68 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does quarkkeulchen take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 20 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 boiled floury potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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