Ingredients
1 pancake - 2 servings
1 combine and stir until smooth:
4 beaten egg yolks
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup lukewarm milk
1/4 cup lukewarm water
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 grated rind of one lemon
1 beat until very stiff:
4 to 5 egg whites
1 fold them into the yolk mixture. m, elt in a heavy
1 skillet:
2 tbsp butter
1 when the skillet is hot, pour in th, e pancake batte
1 it over a medium heat, partly cover, ed with a lid
5 minutes. or the batter may be cooke, d until it begins
Directions
set and then be placed briefly in a preheated 400 degree oven until
it is puffed and firm. Cooking time in all is about 7 minutes. It
should puff up well, but it may fall, so serve it at once with:
Confectioner's sugar and cinnamon or lemon juice; covered with jam or
jelly and rolled; or with wine, fruit, or rum sauce.
From the Joy of Cooking
Servings: 2 servings
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Categories: Breakfast; Cake; German; Pancake
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