Non vegEggAustria
Kaiserschmarrn
A fluffy pancake torn to pieces in the pan, caramelised, dusted with sugar. Imperial mess.
30 minTime
16 gProtein each
mildSpice
The emperor's messMake it your way
Grandma's wayAustrian shredded pancake with raisins, caramelised sugar and plum compote.
The original575kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
30minutessame
Egg4, separated
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1 cup
Milk1 cup
Sugar3 tbsp plus 1 tbsp for caramelising
Raisins¼ cup, soaked
Butter3 tbsp
Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp
Salta pinch
Fruit jam (jam or preserves)plum or apple compote, to serveMethod
- 1Whisk yolks, milk, flour, vanilla and salt into a smooth batter.
- 2Whip the whites with 2 tbsp sugar to firm peaks and fold into the batter.
- 3Melt half the butter in a large pan, pour in the batter, scatter raisins and cook on medium low 4 minutes until the base is golden.
- 4Cut into quarters, flip each, add remaining butter and tear into bite sized pieces with two forks.
- 5Sprinkle the rest of the sugar and toss for 1 minute to caramelise. Serve with compote.
Serve it like thisServe straight from the pan or piled on plates, heavily dusted with sugar, with a bowl of plum compote alongside.