Austrian Pancake Kaiserschmarrn

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Kaiserschmarrn is a dish where the pancake not only should not be thin but must also come off the skillet in pieces, if not clumps. It uses a sweet pancake batter, but it should be poured generously—Kaiserschmarrn needs to be thick. Once the bottom side is golden brown, it’s impossible to flip it while keeping it intact, so feel free to cut the pancake into small pieces and turn them over. There are two versions of its origin. One suggests that a chef for Emperor Joseph of Austria used to make thin pancakes, but when the pancakes turned out too thick and he couldn't flip them carefully, he would tear them apart, call them 'Kaiserschmarrn,' and serve them to the staff. The other version tells of a cook for the same emperor who couldn't manage to make a sweet omelet properly, yet the emperor decided to eat it anyway—albeit in a form unworthy of the imperial table. As a result, Kaiserschmarrn transformed from a staff meal into a beloved dessert in the salons of Vienna.

Ingredients

Chicken Egg - 6 pieces
Milk - 13 fl oz
Wheat Flour - 7.1 oz
Raisins - 2 spoons
Vanilla extract - ½ spoons
Sugar - 3 spoons
Rum - 1 tablespoon
Citrus Zest Mix - to taste
Salt - a pinch
Butter - 0.7 oz
Powdered Sugar - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Mix the raisins with rum and let it sit for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Separate the egg whites from the yolks.

Step 4

Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks with a pinch of salt.

Step 5

Whisk the egg yolks separately with the milk, lemon zest, vanilla extract, sugar, and flour.

Step 6

Add the egg whites to the yolk mixture and gently fold them in from the bottom up, taking care not to deflate the airy texture.

Step 7

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Step 8

Pour in the batter and evenly sprinkle with raisins.

Step 9

Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, then flip and cook for another 10 minutes. To flip the omelette, you may need to cut it into several pieces, but that's not a problem.