Pancake

Often the simplest dishes taste the best. It’s fanatic if they are as versatile as pancakes. Christa Schmedes’ kitchen guide Pfannkuchen (Pancakes, in German) comprises 41 preparations in the book’s recipe section and presents them in three chapters: sweets to fill you up, savouries to fill you up, and desserts. The sweet fillers include nut pancakes with pears, pancakes with maple syrup and bananas, and curd pancakes. Schmedes’ savoury pancakes come with pointed cabbage or in the form of tortilla with chorizo and galettes with fried egg and cheese. Desserts include crêpes Suzette, caramel pancakes and pancake tarts with mocha cream. As always, you find the recipes authentically illustrated. Easy-to-follow and step-by-step instructions supplemented by many helpful tips make your pancakes – whether delicately filled or quickly rolled – a guaranteed success.

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