While many have put their travel plans on hold, it doesn’t mean that one can’t experience the magic of the Netherlands through food. Dessert is a popular course in the Netherlands and in a bid to bring the Netherlands into your own home, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines shares some mouth-watering recipes you should try to make from the safety of your own home.
It’s no secret that the Dutch are obsessed with pancakes. So much so, in fact, that savoury pancakes are more popular in the Netherlands than pizzas. Pancake houses are found all around the country and are often enjoyed both sweet and savoury. Poffertjes are a popular mini version of the well-loved dish, pancakes – and are often found at market stalls and breakfast tables drizzled with melted butter and a sprinkling of icing sugar.
Ingredients
150g buckwheat flour
100g all purpose flour
2 tablespoons caster sugar
350ml milk
Pinch of salt
7g packet dry yeast
1 egg beaten
2 tablespoons oil for greasing pan
2 tablespoons melted butter
Icing sugar for dusting
Directions
1. Heat the milk in a saucepan to warm, remove from the heat and mix in the caster sugar and the yeast. Set the pan aside for 5 – 10 minutes during which time the mixture will become foamy.
2. Combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl and slowly add the yeast mixture, then the egg, to the flour and whisk until you have a smooth batter. Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and allow it to rest for an hour, by which time it should have doubled in size.
4. To make the pancakes pour the batter into a large jug and pour small quantities into a pan, you may prefer to use a tablespoon to spoon out the mixture.
4. Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Grease the pan with some oil and spoon in a small amount of pancake batter at a time. The pancakes should be approximately 4cm in diameter, cook quickly on both sides and remove to a paper towel on a warm plate until you have made all the pancakes and are ready to serve.
5. Once all the pancakes have been made transfer onto serving plates, drizzle with melted butter and dust with icing sugar.
6. Serve immediately.
