Renaissance pancakes

Pancakes made as it could have been done in the renaissance. Sadly I don’t have the historical source for the recipe.

Today I got a magazine from “Folkeuniversitet” (Community College) about the reformation in 1517. In it there was a recipe for pancakes, that looks really lovely. I have not tried it just yet, but it is defiantly on the list of things to try. I thought I would share the recipe with you.

The lovely painting is: The Pancake Bakery by Pieter Aertsen 1560

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Renaissance pancakes

Pancakes made as it could have been done in the renaissance.

Course Desert, Pancake

Cuisine Campfire cooking, Danish, Historical cooking, Renaissance

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• 250 grams spelt flour or more likely wholemeal flour - which would be more period appropriate
• 300 milliliters beer week and sweet preferably, fx Nisseøl
• 2 eggs
• 25 grams butter
• 1 tablespoon honey or cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 75 grams raisins
• Butter for frying
• Liquid honey
• Hazelnuts chopped

Instructions

1. Melt the butter
2. Mix flour and beer in a bowl
3. Mix in the eggs, sugar, salt and raisins. Add the melted butter
4. Adjust the consistency of the batter if needed
5. Fry the pancakes on a small pan (see the picture for the open fire instructions and note the clay pan)
6. Roast the chopped nuts in a hot dry pan
7. Serve with liquid honey and the fried nuts

Recipe Notes

Source: Louise Danedanell Ørsted