Fresh strawberries make a wonderful pannekoeken. Simply loading a pannekoeken with sweetened strawberry slices and topping it with whipped cream-as you would for strawberry shortcake-may be our favorite.
If you prefer, you can top fresh strawberries with a glaze from your favorite strawberry pie recipe. In this recipe, we spread a cream cheese filling over the pannekoeken before adding the strawberries.
For the Pannekoeken:
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter
3 large eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Directions
Place the butter in a Dutch Baby pan or an ovenproof skillet with rounded sides.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Put the rack in the center, not the top, shelf. When you turn the oven on, place the pan with the butter in the oven. When the oven reaches 250 degrees the butter should be melted. Remove the pan from the oven.
Whisk the eggs and the salt in a medium bowl. Add the milk. Whisk in the flour until nearly smooth. Your batter is now ready.
Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the top starts to turn golden brown.
For the cream cheese filling:
2/3 of 8-ounce package of cream cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange zest
In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth.
To assemble the pannekoeken:
Spread the cream cheese filling over the bottom of the pannekoeken. Top with 2 to 3 cups sliced strawberries that have been tossed in sugar, just enough to sweeten the berries a bit. Garnish with whipped cream.
You’ll love the pan but you get a free mix that makes up to nine pannekoeken. The pan is perfect for German baked pancakes and paella. This is a nice nonstick pan that you’ll use often.
Silicone Pastry Mat
Roll your pie crusts on this silicone pastry mat. It releases easier than the counter and with less flour, your pie crust is not as tough. And it’s easier to clean up.
My Favorite Knife
We love this knife! Cutting cakes and pies in the pan ruins expensive bakeware—except with this knife. The nylon edge will not damage most nonstick surfaces. Use the broad blade as a pie server.
Strawberry Slicer
This nifty tool makes short work of strawberries, mushrooms, and eggs. We use it in our test kitchen all the time. It cuts attractive, uniform slices in a fraction of the time.
