Poffertjes

Name: Poffertjes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: European, French, Mediterranean, Eastern European
Ingredients: ▢150 grams (5.3 ounces) plain flour; ▢100 grams (3.5 ounces) buckwheat flour <-- see note 1; ▢1 teaspoon sugar; ▢Pinch of salt; ▢2 ½ teaspoons dry instant yeast; ▢ 1 ¾ cups milk lukewarm <-- see note 2; ▢2 large eggs

17 steps

Prep:1hCook:5min

Poffertjes Recipe (Little Dutch Pancakes) Easy poffertjes recipe to make little Dutch pancakes dusted with powdered sugar. Traditionally these are snack foods sold by street vendors, but you could serve them for breakfast, brunch or dessert.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:34:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories129.7 kcal (6%)

Total Fat2.8 g (4%)

Carbs21 g (8%)

Sugars2.8 g (3%)

Protein5.5 g (11%)

Sodium55.1 mg (3%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

150 gramsplain flour

100 gramsbuckwheat flour

1 teaspoonsugar

salt

2 ½ teaspoonsdry instant yeast

1 ¾ cupsmilk

lukewarm

2eggs

large

Instructions

Prep

Step 1

Place the flours, sugar, salt and yeast into a large 2 litre jug, and mix the dry ingredients together.

Step 2

Pour in the warm milk and the eggs. Use a whisk or large wooden spoon and mix the batter until it is lump free.

Step 3

Cover the jug with a clean tea towel (or plastic food wrap), place in a warm area and allow to rise for about 1 hour or until almost doubled in size.

Step 4

Give the batter a quick mix, then pour some of the batter into a plastic squirt bottle. <-- see note 3

Cooking Instructions

Step 5

Heat up a poffertjes maker and brush butter in the holes.

Step 6

Use the squirt bottle to fill each hole to the top with batter.

Step 7

Cook them until the bottoms start turning brown and the batter on the top has firmed up.

Step 8

Use a skewer to flip the poffertjes over and allow to cook for a minute or two.

Step 9

Remove from the poffertjes maker and transfer to a plate.

Step 10

Repeat the process for the remaining batter.

Step 11

Serve hot sprinkled with icing sugar and butter (with lemon wedge), or with fruit (sliced strawberries) and whipped cream, or Nutella (or chocolate syrup) and whipped cream.

Notes

Step 12

Note 1: If you can’t get buckwheat flour or you don’t like the taste of it, replace the amount of buckwheat with plain flour.

Step 13

Note 2: Warm the milk just enough to take the chill out of it.

Step 14

Note 3: Squirt bottles for cooking can be purchased or, recycle an empty plastic food bottle with a pointed nozzle cap.

Freezing Poffertjes

Step 15

Yes, these can be frozen. Allow them to cool completely before placing them in the freezer. To freeze, place them in a single layer, onto a tray lined with baking paper, then place the tray in the freezer for several hours.

Step 16

After the poffertjes have frozen on the tray, transfer them to a freezer bag or container. These can be kept in the freezer for about 3 months. Don't forget to add a label and date to the freezer bag.

Reheating Frozen Poffertjes

Step 17

You can use the microwave to reheat the poffertjes. Place them in a single layer either frozen or defrosted on to microwave safe plate. Microwave them on high, in short bursts until they become hot.