Palatschinke is a thin pancake originating from Austria, popular in Central and Eastern Europe. It is made from wheat flour, milk, and egg, and can be filled with sweet or savory fillings. Popular variations include Gundel’s palacsinta, rakott’s palacsinta, and flädle.
Palatschinke is a type of pancake originating in Austria that is popularly served during lunch or dinner in Central and Eastern Europe. The pancake is made from wheat flour, milk and egg, plus salt and sugar until a runny batter is made. The mixture is then cooked in oil or butter, creating a crêpe-type pancake, similar to the French crêpe. Different flavored fruit jams are rolled into the palatschinke and then topped with one of various sauces. Popular variants of the recipe include Gundel’s palacsinta, rakott’s palacsinta, and flädle.
Making palatschinke is not a difficult task and requires only a few simple steps. To begin, the wheat flour, salt, and sugar are mixed together, and then the milk and eggs are combined into the dry mix. When combined, all ingredients are mixed thoroughly until there are no lumps and a thin, runny batter is produced. Ready to be cooked, the batter should be spread sparingly into a pan over medium heat to produce a thin, crêpe-like texture, and this is cooked until both sides of the pancake are golden brown. Once cooked, palatschinke is rolled with different fillings, especially those that have a sweet taste.
Traditionally, palatschinken were rolled with icing sugar or with different flavored jams such as strawberry, apricot and plum, as well as cherry or raspberry. These fillings are still commonly used, along with other fillings such as cocoa powder, chocolate sauce, and chocolate hazelnut spread. It is also common for palatschinken to be rolled with fresh and dried fruit and poppy seeds. While pancakes are typically served with sweet fillings, variations in recipes now incorporate savory filings such as cheese, vegetables, and meat.
Many variations of palatschinke have become popular since its original creation. Gundel palacsinta is a variant originally from Hungary, which has become a famous dessert of Hungarian cuisine. The pancake has a raisin and lemon zest, as well as a nut and rum filling, and is served with hot chocolate sauce. Another popular Hungarian variant of palatschinke is rakott palacsinta, which is made from pancake layers and has a nut and cottage cheese as well as a jam and raisin filling. Palatschinke can also be made into a dish called flädle, which involves cutting the pancake into thin strips and adding the strips to different kinds of broths and soups.
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