Pfitzauf (Swabian popovers)

Name: Pfitzauf (Swabian popovers)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: german
Ingredients: 0.33 stick unsalted butter; 3 eggs; 1.5 tsp vanilla sugar; 1 tbsp confectioner’s sugar; 1 cup flour; 1 cup whole milk; salt; unsalted butter (for greasing); confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

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Tweety Berlin

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"While baking in the oven, the Pfitzauf nearly triples in size! You might say it’s the Swabian (or southern German) version of what happens when a popover meets of a soufflé."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

30 min

Baking

30 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

MetricImperial

10 g

unsalted butter

eggs

⅜ tsp

vanilla sugar

¼ tbsp

confectioner’s sugar

31¼ g

flour

62½ ml

whole milk

salt

unsalted butter (for greasing)

confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

Utensils

oven, pot, 8 baking tins (mini), baking sheet, 2 bowls, whisk, hand mixer with beaters, pastry brush

Nutrition per serving

Cal153

Fat8 g

Protein5 g

Carb15 g

Step 1/3
- 10 g unsalted butter
- oven
- pot
- 8 baking tins (mini)
- baking sheet
Pre-heat oven to 200°C/390°F. Melt butter in a pot. Place baking tins on a baking sheet and transfer them to the oven to pre-heat.
Step 2/3
- ¾ eggs
- ⅜ tsp vanilla sugar
- ¼ tbsp confectioner’s sugar
- 31¼ g flour
- 62½ ml whole milk
- salt
- 2 bowls
- whisk
- hand mixer with beaters
Add eggs, vanilla sugar, and confectioner’s sugar to a bowl and whisk to combine. In a separate bowl, mix flour, a pinch of salt, and milk with a hand mixer. Beat in the egg mixture. Add melted butter and stir to combine.
Step 3/3
- unsalted butter (for greasing)
- confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)
- pastry brush
Remove baking tins from the oven (be careful, they might be really hot). Generously grease the tins with butter using a pastry brush. Immediately fill half of the tin with the batter. Transfer to the oven and bake at 200°C/390°F for approx. 25 – 30 min., or until golden and just about tripled in size. Let cool and remove Pfitzauf from the baking tin. For serving dust with confectioner’s sugar and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!