Chocolate Chip Kaiserschmarrn with Raspberry Jam
These Austrian style pancake bits will make you feel like you're having breakfast in the Alps.
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter divided
- 1 cup flour all-purpose
- 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar divided
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs separated
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 tsp powdered sugar plus more for dusting
- 2 tbsp toasted sliced almonds
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- Raspberry jam
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on HIGH until melted about 30 seconds. Stir together flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and make a well in the center of mixture. Whisk together milk, egg yolks, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Pour milk mixture into the well of flour mixture, and whisk until combined. Gently fold in melted butter.
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Beat egg whites with an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment on high speed until stiff peaks form, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Fold, in 2 batches, into batter until just combined.
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Melt the tablespoons of the butter in a large, nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium. Pour pancake batter into skillet, and cook until golden on the bottom, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Transfer skillet to preheated oven, and bake until set, about 7 minutes. Flip pancake, and the until golden, 2 to 3 more minutes. Turn pancake out onto a cutting board, and break into bite-size pieces.
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Return skillet to heat, and increase heat to medium-high. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and cook until melted and beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add pancake pieces, and sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar; cook, stirring gently and often until browned and lightly crisp, 2 to 3 minutes, Sprinkle with almonds, and top with raspberries. Dust with powdered sugar, and serve immediately with jam.