{"id":258,"date":"2015-08-10T17:45:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T17:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmascookbook.ca\/?p=258"},"modified":"2015-08-10T19:57:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T19:57:21","slug":"pfannkuchen-crepes-translated-from-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/2015\/08\/pfannkuchen-crepes-translated-from-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfannkuchen (Crepes) – Translated from German"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pfannkuchen; German for Crepes. Directly translated as Pan Cakes.<\/p>\n

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This recipe made approximately 12 crepes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soo good! \u00a0I started off this recipe thinking it was an upside down cake. \u00a0The ingredient list wasn’t adding up; so instead of translating Pfannkuchen (which came up as Pan Cake); I looked up Pfannkuchen recipes, and found similar recipes for Crepes. \u00a0The runny batter & no sugar suddenly made sense! haha. \u00a0So,\u00a0we ate Crepes for lunch! \u00a0Delicious! \u00a0I have never made a Crepe before!<\/p>\n

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The crepe on the left was fried with Lard; on the right was fried with no oil in a non-stick pan. Both were great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is a quick video on cooking crepes! I probably should have flipped it as the camera was starting to zoom in; but I was a bit distracted (audio not necessary). Click here for the video.<\/a><\/p>\n

Grandma’s recipe calls for apples & sugar. \u00a0I added some sprinkles of cinnamon. \u00a0Any fruit, or even bacon would work with this recipe. \u00a0The crepes were delicious; easy to do; easy to flip; and just the right texture!<\/p>\n

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Here is Grandma’s recipe card:<\/p>\n

\"pfannkuchen_recipeCard\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the printable recipe:<\/p>\n

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Plannkuchen – Crepes<\/h3>\n
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  • 2 egg yolks<\/li>\n
  • 2 cups milk<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
  • 2 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n
  • 2 egg whites; peaked<\/li>\n
  • 60gr Lard (for pan frying – not necessary with a non-stick pan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    1. Mix wet ingredients, slowly add flour 1\/2 cup at a time, mix thoroughly; then add baking powder.<\/li>\n
    2. In a separate small bowl, mix egg whites vigorously until peaked. (or close).<\/li>\n
    3. Add to ingredients and stir.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Toppings:<\/h6>\n
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      • 1 cup peeled and thinly sliced apples<\/li>\n
      • 1\/4 cup sugar for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        1. Pour 1\/3 cup batter into a non-stick frying pan.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Rotate the pan to obtain a larger & thinner crepe.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Wait 15-30 seconds until most of the batter appears cooked.\u00a0 <\/span>Flip.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Cook for 10 seconds more.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Remove and put on a plate; load with toppings, fold & sprinkle with sugar!\u00a0 <\/span>Delicious!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Makes approximately 12 6-7″ crepes<\/p>\n

          TIPS:\u00a0 <\/span>Do not let it cook too long or do not pour too thick of a crepe; the crepe will be chewy.<\/em><\/h6>\n
          Topping alternatives: Any fresh fruit, Jam, Honey, or even bacon\u00a0would all be delicious in these German Crepes.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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          Print the Recipe Only<\/div>
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          Pfannkuchen; German for Crepes. Directly translated as Pan Cakes. Soo good! \u00a0I started off this recipe thinking it was an upside down cake. \u00a0The ingredient list wasn’t adding up; so instead of translating Pfannkuchen (which came up as Pan Cake); I looked up Pfannkuchen recipes, and found similar recipes for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandmascookbook.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}