Dutch Poffertjes

Susannah Brinkley Henry

Poffertjes, AKA Dutch mini pancakes, are a tasty breakfast or dessert! Serve them with powdered sugar and butter or your favorite pancake toppings.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Dutch

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 222kcal

Author Susannah Brinkley Henry

Ingredients

1½ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
½ cup milk
4 ounces butter melted, plus more for cooking and serving
2 large eggs
⅛ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Mix until well combined.
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the eggs and milk. Whisk until well combined.
Slowly, pour in the melted butter while whisking. Whisk until completely smooth.
Over medium-low heat, heat up the poffertjes pan and let small pieces of butter melt in each cavity.
Once hot, fill each cavity halfway full with batter.
Cook for about 3 minutes or until you see bubbles on the tops.
Flip over with a wooden skewer or fork. Cook the other side for about 3 minutes. Then remove from the pan and repeat until the batter is finished.
Serve while hot with confectioners’ sugar and a pat of butter.

Notes

Variations

Traditional Dutch Poffertjes: Substitute buckwheat flour for the all-purpose flour. Alternatively you can use a mixture of ¾ cup buckwheat flour and ¾ cup all-purpose flour.

Gluten free poffertjes: Instead of all-purpose flour, use a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend such as Bob’s Red Mill.

Chocolate chip poffertjes: Stir in ¼ cup mini chocolate chips into the batter before adding it to the poffertjes pan. Serve with melted Nutella.

Lemon Poffertjes: Add the zest of one lemon to the batter. Serve with squeeze of lemon juice and powdered sugar.

Chocolate Poffertjes: Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to the dry ingredients. Serve with chocolate syrup or fresh fruit.

Topping ideas

melted butter
powdered sugar
cinnamon sugar
Nutella (slightly warmed for easy drizzling)
peanut butter (slightly warmed for easy drizzling)
lemon wedges to squeeze on top
maple syrup
strawberry syrup
jam
fresh fruit (apple slices, berries, etc.)
vanilla ice cream

Nutrition

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