What Dutch mini pancakes are typically served with powdered sugar and butter? Poffertjes.
Poffertjes are traditional Dutch mini pancakes, usually made from a yeast-leavened batter of flour and served warm with powdered sugar and butter. Their small, rounded shape comes from cooking the batter in a special poffertjespan with many shallow indentations.
They are a familiar treat at Dutch fairs, markets, festivals, and Christmas events. Vendors commonly prepare them fresh, then serve portions on small plates with a fork. Syrup, whipped cream, fruit, or other sweet toppings may be added, but powdered sugar and butter are the classic pairing.
Poffertjes are not the same as stroopwafels, which are thin waffle cookies joined by syrup, or oliebollen, which are deep-fried Dutch dough balls traditionally associated with New Year celebrations. Their history is documented in an appendix to a Dutch cookbook from 1746, and they are sometimes compared with Danish æbleskiver, although the recipes and cooking traditions differ.