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Plinsen
Plinsen: Sorbian buckwheat pancakes from Lusatia with quark and blueberries
GermanPlinsen come from Lusatia, the Sorbian-speaking borderland of Brandenburg and Saxony, where buckwheat once grew in the sandy soil. They are thin, soft pancakes, slightly thicker than a crêpe, made with buckwheat or a mix of buckwheat and wheat, and they are eaten for breakfast or as a sweet supper with sweetened quark, apple sauce or, in July, wild blueberries from the Lusatian pine woods. The buckwheat gives a nutty, earthy edge. A common mistake is cooking them in a too-cool pan, which makes them pale and rubbery; the butter should sizzle as the batter hits it. Chef's tip: rest the batter for 30 minutes so the buckwheat swells and the pancakes don't tear.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
To serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Whisk 3 ½ oz buckwheat flour, 3 ½ oz plain flour, 3 eggs, 1 ¾ cups milk, 1 tbsp sugar and 1 pinch salt into a smooth batter the thickness of single cream. Leave it for 30 minutes.
30 minStep 2: Stir 9 oz quark with 2 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp vanilla extract until smooth.
2 minStep 3: Heat a little 1 ⅜ oz butter for frying in a 24 cm frying pan over a medium-high heat. Pour in a small ladle of batter and swirl to coat thinly.
1 minStep 4: Cook for about 1½ minutes, until the edge lifts and the underside is speckled brown, then flip and cook 1 minute more. Repeat with the rest, adding butter as needed; you should get about 10.
18 minStep 5: Serve warm, spread with the sweet quark and scattered with 9 oz blueberries, folded or rolled.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does plinsen take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 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 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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