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Dutch mini pancakes on a plate with strawberries.
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Simple Poffertjes - Dutch Mini Pancakes

The best weekend breakfast, snack or dessert you can ask for - Poffertjes! Grab 7 ingredients, and you’ll have a stack of Dutch mini pancakes piling on your plate in no time.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Dutch
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour
Servings 40 Poffertjes
Calories 43kcal
Cost $5

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar and yeast, giving it a quick mix and making a well in the centre.
    2 cups plain flour / all purpose flour, ¼ cup sugar, 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast
  • Pour in the warmed milk and egg, then whisk into a batter. Cover with a tea towel or silicone bowl cover, and leave to rise for an hour. The batter should be double in size and look very bubbly when ready. Note: If in a colder climate, allow extra time and pop the bowl in a warm location.
    1 1/2 cups milk, 1 egg
  • Grease a poffertjes pan or frying pan with the butter over a medium heat. Once warmed, add heaped tablespoons of batter into each well in the poffertjes pan. Make sure to leave space if using a frying pan.
    2 tbsp butter
  • Once bubbles start to pop on top (1-2 minutes), flip using a single chopstick or skewer (similar to making takoyaki). Allow to cook for another minute or two, once puffed up and cooked through, then remove from the pan. Repeat until all batter is used up.
  • Serve while hot, sprinkling icing sugar / powdered sugar over the top to dust.
    1/2 tbsp icing sugar / powdered sugar

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Notes

  • Milk Temperature - Hot milk will kill yeast, so make sure you don’t boil it when heating!
  • Storage - Will keep up to a week in the fridge in an airtight container, or up to two months in the freezer.
  • Skip Warming The Milk - This will make the batter just rise slower, so allow 1.5 - 2 hours instead for the rise.
  • Make Vegan Poffertjes - Swap the egg for 1/4 cup of mushed banana, applesauce or vegetable oil, and the milk for almond or oat milk.
  • Topping Ideas - Powdered sugar, butter, jam, speculoos spread, apple slices, nutella or cream cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg