Last night I was at a fun bridal shower and we got to talk with some ladies about all the comfort foods like crepes, pancakes, waffles, etc. One of my favourites in this category is kaiserschmarrn, but the ladies did not know about that so I promised to post the recipe. Kaiserschmarrn (“Kaiser” meaning “emperor”, and “Schmarrn” meaning “nonsense” in Austrian German, and etymologically related to the English term “smear” – mishmash, a mess, crumbs, a trifle, a nonsense, a fluff.) I would say it is a delicious mess :).
The whole grain kaiserschmarrn recipe has been one of our favorites for years. Served with apple sauce it is a great breakfast or dinner. Here we go:
Recipe ingredients:
250 g (about 2 cups) freshly ground flour; I like spelt, wheat works too. And yes, as always I go by grams. If you need a scale go here.
2 cups of milk
6 eggs
2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup (more if you are very much into sweets).
A pinch of salt
1 cup raisins
Recipe instruction:
In the morning, or the day before, mix freshly ground whole wheat flour and the milk in a bowl.
Cover and let it sit on the counter for up to 8 hours (store in the fridge if you want to soak longer or if the house is very warm, so the milk does not get bad).
Just before baking them, mix in the other ingredients.
Separate the eggs from the yolk, add the yolk to the flour milk mixture. Beat the egg whites until stiff and set aside. You want to add the whites at the end.
Mix all that together, then gently stir in the egg whites.
Grease the pan with coconut oil or butter and add about one cup of batter. Cook over medium heat until golden brown on one site, gently turn and start immediately ripping the “pancake” apart. You can make the pieces as big or as small as you like. Once it’s golden brown on all sides it is done.
Traditionally, Kaiserschmarrn is accompanied with Zwetschkenröster, a fruit compote made out of plums.
I like them with apple sauce. Maple syrup, whipped cream, or anything you like would taste great – Enjoy!
- 250 g (about 2 cups) freshly ground flour; I like spelt, wheat works too. And yes, as always I go by grams.
- 2 cups of milk
- 6 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup (more if you are very much into sweets).
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup raisins
- In the morning, or the day before, mix freshly ground whole wheat flour and the milk in a bowl.
- Cover and let it sit on the counter for up to 8 hours (store in the fridge if you want to soak longer or if the house is very warm, so the milk does not get bad).
- Just before baking them, mix in the other ingredients.
- Separate the eggs from the yolk, add the yolk to the flour milk mixture, and beat the egg whites until stiff. You want to add the whites at the end.
- Mix all that together, then gently stir in the egg whites.
- Grease the pan with coconut oil or butter and add about one cup of batter. Cook over medium heat until golden brown on one site, gently turn and start immediately ripping the “pancake” apart. You can make the pieces as big or as small as you like. Once it’s golden brown on all sides it is done.
We invite you to subscribe to Northern Homestead and follow us on Facebook or Pinterest for more yummy recipes.
I wondered what Kaiserschmarrn was too! 🙂 Interesting and fun post to read ! 🙂
Thank you! Now that you know you can make them :). Thank you for stopping by, hope to see you on here again!
That Kaiserschmarrn looks really good! Thanks for sharing at A Humble Bumble! 🙂
Yes, they are very yummy!
Looks like a nice hearty breakfast! Thanks for the wonderful recipe 🙂
You are welcome, my family LOVES hearty breakfast recipes.
That looks so good! I’ll take mine with powdered sugar.
You sure can, I am just not so much of a sweet tooth.
Looks really yummy! I pinned it to my Breakfast board 🙂
Thank you Shirley! I mostly make them for supper though 😉
I’ve never heard of kaiserschmarrn, but it looks yummy! You always have the most unique recipes!
Oh, thank you! They are yummy 🙂