How to Make Dutch Pancakes

Dutch pancakes are somewhat distinct in that they are not only accompanied by sweet toppings such as brown sugar, syrup or applesauce, but also by such savory treats as Gouda cheese, bacon or salmon. Most amazing, however, is how good sweet and savory taste together--try it and you'll swear that melted cheese and syrup are long-lost friends! It’s not surprising that one of the most liberal countries in the world would invent a pancake into which just about anything can be rolled.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggs
• Flour
• Milk
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Toppings of choice

1. Break eggs into a medium-sized bowl (about 1 egg per person). Beat with a whisk.

2. Whisk small scoops of flour into the egg (about 1/4 cup at a time), incorporating until you have a rather thick dough (but not a complete clump).

3. Add milk (about 1/4 cup at a time), whisking all the while. In the end, you want the dough to be quite thin--about the consistency of eggnog.

4. Pour about 1 tbsp. of oil into skillet and heat on medium.

5. Ladle pancake dough into skillet, ensuring that a thin layer covers the entire base of the skillet.

6. Using a spatula, lift the pancake to see when it starts turning golden (about 1 minute). Flip pancake and cook other side until golden.

7. Repeat with remaining dough, adding more oil as you go.

Tips & Warnings

• If you like your pancakes eggier, add less flour, but if you like them less eggy, add more.
• Flipping large, thin pancakes can be challenging. One way to make this easier is to use a large pan lid and slide the pancake onto the pan lid from the skillet (cooked side down--you’re not doing any flipping yet). Then, using the pan lid, you can flip the entire pancake into the skillet to cook the other side.
• Some toppings (like bacon, salmon, chopped apple, or raisins) can be mixed into the dough. Others obviously make more sense added once pancakes are cooked (such as syrup, applesauce or cinnamon and sugar). Cheese can be added once pancake is beginning to set but not entirely cooked (like an omelet).
• It’s very important that your dough is thin enough. If not, these pancakes will end up more like traditional thick pancakes.