Kaiserschmarrn is a popular Austrian dessert. Which is a form of a light, puffy and scrambled pancake served with apple sauce or berry or plum jam.
Kaiserschmarrn was the favorite dessert of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. The history of this dessert is not very clear, as there are three different versions as to how this dessert came to be, but the most popular one is that Emperors wife Elizabeth “Sisi” wanted the palace chef to only cook light desserts, as she was watching her figure. So one day the chef prepared what looked like a scrambled pancake, which Elizabeth refused to eat, but the Emperor wanted to see what kind of “Schmarren” has the chef prepared, and after he finished his and his wife’s portion, this became his favorite dessert. More information the history of this dessert can be found here.
The literal translation of the name of this light and puffy dessert is Emperor’s Mess from Kaiser – being the Emperor and Schmarrn – meaning mess.
Full recipe with step by step instructions and images is below. Enjoy!
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Kaiserschmarrn
Ingredients
- 200 grams all-purpose flour
- 30 grams white granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 300 ml milk
- 40 grams butter, for frying
- 30 grams raisins (optional)
- icing sugar, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Separate the eggs, whites will be beaten separately.
- In a large bowl combine together the flour, sugar, salt. Add the egg yolks and milk tot he dry ingredients. Whisk well to form a smooth, thick batter. Set aside until needed.
- In a bowl of a stand mixer or with a whisk, or a hand mixer, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture, using a spatula. Careful not to deflate the egg whites too much.
- Heat up the butter in a large deep flat pan over medium heat, until very hot. Slowly pour the batter into the pan and fry on both sides. Carefully turning using a spatula. Tip: It will help if the pan you are using is also oven safe, as you will need to bake the pancake in the oven later. If not, then you can do as I did, just carefully transfer to a baking dish.
- After the Kaiserschmarrn is fried to a nice golden brown on both side, transfer the pan to the oven and bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Take the pan out of the oven nd using two forks or a spatula, break the pancake into irregular pieces.
- You can now add raisins, if using. Stir well, and place back in the oven for another minute or two. I did not use raisins for this recipe.
- Arrange the pancake on the plates, sprinkle icing sugar on top and serve with apple sauce or any jam/compote.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 533 kcal, Total Fat: 20.2 grams, Saturated Fat: 10.3 grams, Cholesterol: 285 mg, Sodium: 414 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 69.1 grams, Dietary Fiber: 1.8 grams, Total Sugars: 18 grams, Protein: 18.8 grams, Vitamin D: 31 mcg, Calcium: 171 mg, Iron: 4 mg, Potassium: 223 mg
Servings: 3
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