Poffertjes - Mini Dutch Pancakes

Poffertjes area unit pancakes with a distinction. Additionally known as mini dutch pancakes, they're historically created with yeast employing a mixture of wheat and buckwheat flour. Here is my sourdough dutch hot cake direction, together with yeasted version.

Mmmm… the aroma of freshly baked pancakes is thus comforting. We have a tendency to love them all told shapes and sizes. However poffertjes became my favorite recently. They're nicknamed mini dutch pancakes.

Poffertjes area unit historically created with a mixture of wheat and buckwheat flour and sourdough with yeast, as critical self raising flour. To attain the standard puffed look, they're baked during a special poffertjes pan. Poffertjes area unit fun to form, even additional fun to eat.

My initial style of mini dutch pancakes was years past at the Tesselaar liliaceous plant farm. They were on my ‘to make’ list for a short time, however I didn’t have a correct poffertjes pan. I could’ve created them during a regular pan, however they might look additional like battercake.

Then I stumbled across a latest mini poffertjes forged iron pan in an op-shop – a true discount for 3 usd. Once seasoning, it had been sensible to travel.

INGREDIENTS :

120 g plain white flour
120 g buckwheat flour
120 g 100% hydration sourdough starter I used white flour starter
300 ml milk
2 extra large or 3 small eggs lightly beaten
6 g 1 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS :

In a bowl mix white and buckwheat flour
Add refreshed active starter and milk
Mix to a smooth batter
Cover and leave in a warm spot until fine bubbles start to appear
Add salt and eggs, mixing lightly through the batter
Leave a further one to two hours or overnight in the fridge
Heat the poffertjes pan well on medium heat
Pour the batter into a squeeze bottle or a jug
Grease the pan with a little butter then pour the pancake batter into each indentation to the rim
Bake the poffertjes for a few minutes until bubbles appear on the top
Using a toothpick, bamboo skewer or a fork, flip the pancakes on the other side and bake a further minute or two
Repeat with the remaining batter
Serve warm dusted with icing sugar and melted butter, maple syrup, fruit or toppings of your choice.