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Dutch poffertjes (mini pancakes)

Name: Dutch poffertjes (mini pancakes)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: german
Ingredients: 125 g Flour; 125 g Buckwheat Flour; 2 Eggs; 1 knob Butter; 300 ml Milk; 10 g Yeast; 1 tsp vanilla sugar; To serve Butter; To serve Icing Sugar

A classic Dutch breakfast from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

115

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Dutch Breakfast in TheMealDB. Original source: https://insimoneskitchen.com/old-dutch-poffertjes/#recipe

Ingredients

125 gFlour
125 gBuckwheat Flour
2Eggs
1 knobButter
300 mlMilk
10 gYeast
1 tspvanilla sugar
To serveButter
To serveIcing Sugar

Instructions

01
Mix the dry yeast with some of the luke warm milk en stir until dissolved.
02
Place buckwheat and the flour together in a bowl and make a small circle in the middle. Add the yeast mixture into it. Add the milk and stir until you have a smooth batter.
03
Add the eggs, salt and vanille sugar and stir through. Leave to stand and rise for about 45 minutes.
04
Heat the poffertjespan and add a bit of butter into each hole. Fill halfway with batter and first bake one side until you can see the top dry out a little. Turn the poffertjes around with a small fork and bake the other side until cooked and golden brown.
05
Serve the poffertjes with butter and icing sugar