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Kaiserschmarren

Name: Kaiserschmarren
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk; Pinch salt; 4 large eggs, separated, room temperature; 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup raisins; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; Stewed plums or other fruit

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Erika and Peter Durlacher, Whistler, British Columbia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Oct. 12, 2022

The story goes that when Austrian Kaiser Franz Josef's chef noticed that he always broke his pancake into small pieces before eating it, he began serving it that way. —Erika and Peter Durlacher, Whistler, British Columbia

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Kaiserschmarren

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Yield:8 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:20 min

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
Pinch salt
4 large eggs, separated, room temperature
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Stewed plums or other fruit

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Directions

1
Mix flour and milk to a thick paste. Add salt. Stir in egg yolks and unsalted butter. Beat egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar until stiff and fold into batter.

2
Melt 1/2 cup butter in a 12-in. round cast-iron skillet or 11x7-in. glass baking dish. Pour in batter. Scatter raisins over top. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
3
Using two forks, tear pancake into pieces and allow to steam for a moment. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with plums or other fruit.