[homemade] salty pancakes filled with a gorgonzola-spinach sauceSubmitted by Knightbrah_II t3_y2xq5w in food
Knightbrah_II OP t1_is5crx0 wrote
Reply to comment by phonologotron in [homemade] salty pancakes filled with a gorgonzola-spinach sauce by Knightbrah_II
They are more akin to crepes, this is right. I am from southwestern Germany where these are called "Pfannkuchen" (literally "pancakes"). They are, as I mentioned however, not sweet like American pancakes or French crepes.
Multitronic t1_is5pj7m wrote
When I make crepes I don’t use salt or sugar. So I have a few savoury and then a few after with a sweet filling.
phonologotron t1_is5cvah wrote
Ah! Thanks.
Knightbrah_II OP t1_is5drtn wrote
You shuld try them out some time. It is amazing how versatile these kind of pancakes/crepes/Pfannkuchen can be. They literally are good with anything.
Southern_Title_3522 t1_is5h1mt wrote
May I ask for the recipe pls? Thank you
Knightbrah_II OP t1_is5kr4a wrote
For the Pfannkuchen crepes:
200ml of milk
3-4 eggs
150-200 gr of white wheat flour
A tiny bit of salt
(You can give them a bit of carbonated water / baking powder to make them a little bit more fluffy if you want, but this is optional. I made these here without it and they were fantastic regardless).
Bake them in a nonstick pan with the oil of your choice. I'd recommend canola oil for more versatility, although I made these ones in olive oil.
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For the gorgonzola sauce:
(Spinach part)
500gr of fresh spinach, washed and diced
1-2 onions, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic
First let the onions brown in olive oil and let the garlic toast a little bit. Then add the spinach and let it cook a little in its own juices.
(gorgonzola part)
A little bit of butter and a little bit of flour to create a Roux
Then mix the Roux slowly up with milk
Then 125gr of Gorgonzola
And then you mix the spinach part into the gorgonzola part and let it simmer for a little bit until you have a nice texture. If it is too thick for your liking, you could always mix a bit of milk into the sauce.
At this stage I'd salt and pepper the spinach sauce. I think my mother used to put a little bit nutmeg into the sauce too, but it is not really a must.
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Hope this is satisfactory.
curiousklaus t1_is6gfim wrote
And if you have a leftover crepe, you must slice it half an inch wide and put it in bouillon soup with a little fresh parsley and chives(finely chopped). Flaedlesuppe
Knightbrah_II OP t1_is7ibs0 wrote
Flädlesupp is the best thing on earth. Reminds me of comfy winter days of my childhood, where I'd always put a shit ton of Flädle into the Flädlesupp. You know, you kinda made me regret it that I only made enough pancakes for my gorgonzola sauce.
waetherman t1_is5tilq wrote
Yes, in America we'd call that a crepe. We eat them mostly sweet but some savory too. My recipe would have less eggs though - only 1 for that amount of flour.
In America, "pancake" implies a recipe that includes baking powder which makes them fluffy, like a cake.
Looks delicious BTW. I love gorgonzola and I bet it goes great with the spinach.
Knightbrah_II OP t1_is7jwe6 wrote
If you think this amount of eggs is excessive, it could be because the eggs I used were fairly small. I think with 200gr of flour 3 medium eggs would be enough.
waetherman t1_is7wgtf wrote
I didn't say excessive, just more than I use. I make crepes pretty much 2-3x per week for my son/wife and my standard recipe (which is going to be confusing for your German brain) is 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg and 1 tablespoon butter. It's an easy recipe to remember before I've had my coffee. But I don't know - maybe it would be better with more eggs...
DamnGoodCupOfCoffee2 t1_is5ufoe wrote
Ahhhh the word would be savory pancakes when you want to distinguish from sweet
JesusSaysRelaxNvaxx t1_is6zma5 wrote
We call them German pancakes in my house (or rather growing up, as my mom is from germany) but we had ours with a lining of butter, lemon juice and powdered sugar. Absolutely my favorite breakfast item of all time ❤️
__BONESAW__ t1_is78kzk wrote
savoury crapes do exist, but I dunno where they're from. Used to have a really good place near by.
scavgonewild t1_is83loy wrote
Palatschinken is what we would call them in Austria, but anyways nice meal you made there fellow neighbour.
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