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Pfannkuchen: savoury & sweet

These german pancakes are as easy as it gets. Have it savoury with a cream-cheese & ham sauce or put on jam for a sweet-treat. Regradless, they are quick, delicious, and can be eaten at any given time of the day.
Vorbereitungszeit 5 Minuten
Zubereitungszeit 30 Minuten
Portionen: 5 pancakes
Gericht: Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course
Küche: German, North European

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Batter: Dry Ingredients
  • 160 g wheat flour
  • 6 g baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Sweetener for sweet pancakes, see notes 1
Batter: Wet Ingredients
  • 250 ml plant milk
  • 60 ml sparkling water
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter for greasing
Vegan cream-cheese & Ham sauce
  • 100 g vegan cream cheese
  • 200 g vegan ham/bacon or both
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Plant milk for consistency
Quick Jam
  • 200 g berries frozen
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or other sugary sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method
 

Make the pancakes
  1. In a bowl, first mix the dry ingredients, before adding the wet ones. Mix thoroughly until a smooth batter forms, that is more runny than American Style pancake ones, but not a little thicker than the ones for crêpes. Let it rest for 20 minutes.
  2. In a big, non-stick pan, melt half the vegan butter on medium heat, and add a big ladle of the batter. Fry until the bottom side develops a slight golden colour and you can easily lift the pancake (3-4mins), flip and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
Cream-cheese & ham sauce
  1. In a small sauce-pan, melt the cream-cheese on medium heat.
  2. If necessary, fry the bacon. Cut the bacon/ham into small squares.
  3. Turn the heat to medium-low, add the bacon/ham and mix. Adjust the seasoning with salt, black pepper, nutmeg and nutritional yeast.
  4. The sauce should be thick and spreadable, but if necessary add a touch of plant milk, if you feel like it gets to thick.
Quick Jam
  1. In a small sauce pan, start melting the berries on medium-high heat, storring occasionally.
  2. When they begin to break down, add salt, maple syrup and lemon juice. Stirring more frequently, continue to cook until the sauce begins to thicken up and it reaches your desired consistency.

Notizen

  1. I recommend first doing a batch of savoury pancakes, before adding the sweetener to the batter for sweet ones. If you only do sweet ones, use about 2 tablespoons for the whole batter.
  2. Prepare the toppings and sauces, while you let the batter rest.