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Bliny gryczane is a Polish pancake made with a batter of buckwheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, milk, eggs, and a pinch of salt. The pancake batter is allowed to rise, and then spoonfuls of it are added to a frying pan with heated oil or melted butter to form thick pancakes, which are flipped on both sides until nicely brown.
Polish buckwheat pancakes are usually consumed as an appetizer and are traditionally served with caviar, sour cream, salmon roe, or slices of onion. Other typical accompaniments include slices of shallots, hard-boiled eggs, and dill or parsley for garnish.
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Rakott palacsinta is a Hungarian crepe cake consisting of layered pancakes with a delicious filling between each pancake. The pancakes are typically prepared with milk, flour, and eggs, while the filling often includes ingredients such as fruit jam, ground walnuts, poppy seeds, and cottage cheese.
The cake is usually topped with beaten egg whites, and it is then baked until golden brown. After baking, the top layer is sometimes covered in melted chocolate.
Speckpfannkuchen (lit. pancakes with bacon) is a type of savory pancake from Germany combined with cubes or strips of bacon. The bacon can either be on top of the pancake or used as a filling, but it’s always first fried before being incorporated into the dish.
Besides bacon, the pancake may be modified to include cheese or onions. It is eaten as an appetizer or a hearty breakfast complemented with pickled cucumbers or a green salad.
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Flädle is a German pancake consisting of basic ingredients such as flour, eggs, milk or water, sugar, and salt. The thin batter is poured into a lightly greased pan and cooked on both sides, yielding thin and round pancakes which can be both savory and sweet.
The former version usually calls for the addition of finely chopped herbs such as parsley, chives, and chervil, while the batter is seasoned with salt, pepper, and sometimes ground nutmeg. Thin strips of these savory pancakes are added to a rich beef or vegetable broth to make the classic Swabian soup called flädlesuppe.
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