Market Stall · Mini Buttermilk Pancakes
Poffertjes
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They're cooked in a special cast-iron pan with dozens of small dimples, each poffertje flipped individually with a fork or skewer, and eaten with a tiny two-pronged fork.
A yeasted batter made with buckwheat and wheat flour is poured into a dimpled pan, cooked into small puffy discs, and piled onto a plate with a heap of melting butter and powdered sugar. Market squares and fairs across Noord-Holland set up poffertjes stalls where the batter is cooked fresh to order.
Why it's made this way: The tiny format let cooks turn a simple pancake batter into a fast, sociable fairground food that could be served to a crowd in minutes.
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