Mini Dutch yeast pancakes with buckwheat flour, cooked in a cast-iron poffertjesplaat pan. Served warm with a knob of butter and dusted with icing sugar.

Poffertjes have been a Dutch fair food since at least the 18th century. The batter uses yeast and buckwheat flour, cooked in small hemispherical moulds in a traditional cast-iron pan. Utrecht's Boerenmarkt and street stalls serve poffertjes as a Saturday morning staple; the street-stand version with fresh butter and icing sugar is the canonical preparation.

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