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Category: Dutch pancakes, doughnuts, apple fritters and apple turnovers.

Natural pancakes. Pancakes are a type of flatbread prepared from a batter that is baked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Add carefully a liter (half full) milk to 500 gram (self-raising) flower, while stirring so that you get a nice mixture. Add a little salt and a couple of eggs. Bake the pancake on both sides golden brown in a frying pan with melted butter or hot olive oil above not to high fire. A Little beer added to the mixture makes the pancake lighter. For real beer-pancake you can use an half liter milk and an half liter beer for 500 gram flower. Preparation as above. On the pancake you can use syrup, brown sugar, honing, jam, apple sauce or rhubarb.

Variation hints. You can add to the mixture for pancake (batter) pieces of smoked bacon, raisins, rasped sour apple, slices of sour apple or bananas. For sweet pancake (without bacon) you can add sugar to the batter, but not more than needed. Cover the pancake with apple compote, slices strawberry, pineapple, peach or apricot and cream. Choose or this or that fruit, not all together!

See also Wikimedia Cookbook with recipes for pancakes for preparation  in a normal frying pan. See also recipe for Dutch flensjes or crepe cakes (these are small thin pancakes).

Poffertjes (mini pancakes) are a traditional Dutch batter treat. Poffertjes look like tiny pancakes, but they are much lighter, and made from a batter leavened with yeast. In contrast with pancakes, poffertjes are turned before one side is completely done, which results in a much softer core than pancakes have. Typically, poffertjes are served with powdered sugar and butter. Poffertjes are not hard to prepare but a special pancake puff pan or a Takoyaki pan is needed. This is a special cast-iron or copper pan also available in aluminium with teflon-coating with several shallow indentations in the bottom.

See also the internet recipes for traditional Dutch poffertjes and Koopmans mix for poffertjes for preparation in a special poffertjes pan.

Dutch doughnuts or oliebollen (literally oil balls). Prepare batter as for pancakes, but now with 350 milliliter milk for 500 gram flour with some yeast (or self-raising flower) and some salt. Do not forget the eggs. Let the batter arise, covered with a moist cloth, an hour in a warm place, for example above a cooking pan hot water. Make balls from the batter with help of two big table spoons. Fry in a deep pan filled with oil until they are all ready and nice brown. You can add to the batter, after your choice, currants, raisins, candied peel and/or pieces of apple. Serve the fried balls with powdered sugar, preferably on New Year's Eve and with the related drinks, after the old Dutch tradition.

Recipes for Dutch doughnuts or oliebollen on the English internet, see Allrecipes.com and Bestrecipes.com.au.

Apple turnover. This is a kind of pastry made by placing an apple filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. It is common for sweet turnovers to have a fruit filling and be made with a short (pie crust-like) or puff pastry dough. They are usually baked, but may be fried. Serve with powdered sugar.

For a recipe for apple turnovers, visit the web site Elise.com or Sooogood.org.

Apple fritter. This is slice of apple (preferably granny smith) coated in batter and deep fried in oil. Dip a slice of apple in batter (as batter for donuts) and deep-fry it in boiling oil till it is ready and nice brown. Serve with powdered sugar.

Apple turnovers and apple fritters are traditionally, just as Dutch donuts (oliebollen), served preferably on New Year's Eve in the Netherlands.

For a recipe for apple fritters, visit the web site Allrecipes.com.

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Menu for Dutch recipes by category each on an own page. Recipes for Dutch stews (mash pots). Vegetables with potatoes and meat apart. Diverse traditional Dutch dishes with beans. Pea soup, brown bean soup, lentil soup and other full meal soups. Dutch chicken and egg dishes, also other poultry. Dutch pancakes, doughnuts, apple fritters and turnovers. Bami or nasi goreng with lumpia and rice dishes from Overseas. Italian, Spanish and Greek dishes, also for the Dutch kitchen. Dutch recipes for North Atlantic sea fish. North Atlantic shellfish and crustaceans as delicacies. Dutch seafood salads and specialties. Dutch entrées and desserts, also sweet delicacies. Tips for breakfast, brunch or lunch and tasty snacks in the afternoon. Kitchen herbs and spices in bird's ey view. Traditional Dutch drinks before, during and after dinner. There are also diverse foreign recipes in the menu, who are popular in the Netherlands and wherefore the ingredients are almost everywhere available. Make your choice!

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