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Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian Shredded Pancake)

Kaiserschmarrn, which can be translated as "the emperor’s mess", is a traditional Austrian dish, which is renowned far across the Austrian borders.

Total 00:15

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups (500 ml) milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 ½ cups (350 grams) flour
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • 2 tbsp (30 grams) butter or margarine
  • Icing sugar, for dusting

Instructions

  1. 1
    Separate the whites from the yolks.
  2. 2
    Put yolks, milk, sugar and salt in a bowl and whip well.
  3. 3
    Fold in the flour while stirring thoroughly until the mass is pasty.
  4. 4
    Add the raisins to the mixture.
  5. 5
    Whisk the whites until they are stiff and then fold them into the mixture.
  6. 6
    Melt the butter in a frying pan, and add the dough.
  7. 7
    Cook until the pancake gets solid at the bottom.
  8. 8
    Divide the mass into quarters with a wooden spoon or spatula and turn them over. After a little while start scrambling the quarters.
  9. 9
    Keep turning the Kaiserschmarrn until it is done.
  10. 10
    Serve with icing sugar on top.
Category
Desserts
Method
Frying