Kaiserschmarrn Recipe
Kaiserschmarrn or Kaiserschmarren, also known as Emperor’s Mess, scrambled pancake, shredded pancake, is one of the most popular desserts in Austria. It's a lightly sweetened pancake that takes its name from the Austrian emperor (Kaiser) Franz Joseph I, who was very fond of this kind of fluffy shredded pancake. The pancake is split into pieces while frying, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and served hot with plum sauce on the side or on top.
Ingredients
- 60 g butter (4tbsp)
- 50 g granulated sugar (¼cup)
- 3 peaches (firm)
- 15 ml lemon juice (1tbsp)
- 120 g flour (1cup)
- 250 ml milk (1cup)
- 2 g lemon zest (1tsp)
- 4 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 45 g confectioners' sugar (⅓cup)
Instructions
- Peal and quarter the peaches about ¼in (0.5cm) thick.
- In a skillet, melt ½ tbsp of butter with 1 tbsp of granulated sugar, the lemon juice and the peaches quarter's.
- Cook over high heat for about 5 minutes stirring continuously. Then, transfer to a plate.
- In a large bowl whisk the eggs' yolk, the milk, the flour, 2 tbsp of granulated sugar and the lemon zest.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs whites with a pinch of salt. Then, add 1 tbsp of granulated sugar.
- fold the eggs whites into the previous butter.
- In a skillet, melt 1 tbsp of butter, add the prepared batter, cover and cook over low heat for about 4-5 minutes.
- Slide the pancake into a plate and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes.
- With a maryse cut the pancake into 2in (4 cm) squares .
- Add 2 tbsp and ½ melted butter and the confectioners' sugar. Top it with the peaches and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve with a fruit compote, applesauce or jam.