Monday, January 6, 2014

Dutch-style Pancakes

Ingredients:
(2 pancakes)

1 whole egg
1/2 cup flour
150 ml milk
2 tbsp sugar
1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into circles
2 slices prosciutto ham or bacon
Dutch pancake syrup Suikerstroop or mable syrup
1 teaspoon butter
pinch of salt
*

Let's move away from the exotic and look into something from the traditional Dutch cuisine. In reality, Dutch cuisine didn't have much to offer if we omit Surinamese, Indonesian or Turkish/Moroccan influence. Nevertheless, the Dutch love their pancakes. There are pancake houses all throughout the country and
pancakes are prepared in many ways. The most traditional and interesting one is the Pannenkoek met appel en speck - pancake with apple and bacon. Mix the flour, pinch of salt, sugar and a little of the milk to a smooth paste. Add the remaining milk gradually, while whisking. Add the egg, beating the mixture well.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and wait until it sizzles. Pour in enough of the mixture to cover the entire surface of the pan (spread the mixture evenly by tilting the pan). While the pancake bakes on lower heat, add the slices of apple and bacon (or for lighter version prosciutto ham), turn carefully to the other side after a couple of minutes and bake until pancakes have golden color on both sides. The pancakes need to be served with the syrup otherwise the combination of tastes is not in balance and trust, it is really worth trying :)
Bon Appetit!

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