Knightbrah_II OP t1_is5kr4a wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:48 PM

Reply to comment by Southern_Title_3522 in [homemade] salty pancakes filled with a gorgonzola-spinach sauce by Knightbrah_II

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.

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.

Hope this is satisfactory.

curiousklaus t1_is6gfim wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:21 PM

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 on October 13, 2022 at 9:25 PM

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 on October 13, 2022 at 2:50 PM

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 on October 13, 2022 at 9:36 PM

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 on October 13, 2022 at 11:04 PM

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...