I was feeling ambitious this morning, so I decided to make something “fancy” for breakfast. I have been thinking about pannekoeken (Dutch pancakes) lately, and decided to attempt one of those!

Pannekoeken

I found the recipe at cooks.com:

APPLE PANNEKOEKENS

1/4 c. butter, melted
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. flour
1 apple, sliced
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Pour melted butter in bottom of dutch oven. Mix eggs, milk and flour. Pour over butter. Top with apple slices. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown and batter has set. To serve, invert on plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

I used an iron pan instead of a dutch oven. I was a little concerned because the batter seemed rather thin, but it baked up just fine. Light and fluffy. In addition to the apple slices, my pannekoeken had some frozen strawberries. It didn’t slide right out of the pan—not the way you’d think it should for having half a stick of butter—but it was coaxed out fairly easily with a spatula. I think I’ll try a different type of “grease” next time and see if that helps. Although, the butter does impart a nice crispness and flavor on the edges of the pancake…

I will definitely try making this again. Simple to make, and the options for fruity inclusions are limitless! I’m thinking bananas and carmel next time. Serve it with some whipped cream on top or a scoop of vanilla ice cream… yeah. :-)