Plain German Pancakes
Ingredients
- 3 cups sifted flour
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 3 eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately
- 1 teaspoonful salt
Instructions
Put the sifted flour into a bowl, add the salt, make a hollow in the center, add the yolks and mix it gradually with the water into a smooth batter; beat it with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes; then add the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth; put a large fryingpan with 1/2 tablespoonful lard and butter over the fire; when hot pour in some of the mixture, sufficient to cover the bottom of pan, about 1/8 of an inch in thickness, shake the pan to and fro and bake till light brown on the underside; slip the pancake onto a large plate, put a little butter and lard in center, put over the fryingpan, turn the pancake back into the pan and bake a light brown; slip the cake onto a hot plate and serve either with syrup, sugar or jelly; continue the baking until all the batter is used.
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