poffertje

plural poffertjes

1. A traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.

   She took a fork and picked up a poffertje. It slid into her mouth leaving greasy white footsteps on her chin and lips.

   1991, Sue Thomas, “Datablock D”, in Correspondence, London: Gollancz, published 2019, →ISBN

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   The kitchen walls were covered with a precious array of brass pots and pans, waffle-irons, poffertje pans; […] There were poffertje and waffle booths, booths for gin, cider, and Schiedam schnapps, pipes and tobacco, calico and glass beads, household ware and toys; […]

   1890 November, Anna Eichberg King, “A Legend of Old New York”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume XLI / new series, volume XIX, number 1, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1891, pages 49, column 2 (section III), and 51, column 1 (section IV)

   “Good afternoon, Mynheer,” she bowed politely, “would you care for a poffertje?” […] “I shall come past here every day and you shall bake me a poffertje, and tell me how you are doing.[…]” Every day the burgomaster came for his poffertje.

   1935 October 7, Janet P. Johl, “Wilhelmina and the Poffertjes”, in The Christian Science Monitor, volume XXVII, number 264, Boston, Mass.: The Christian Science Publishing Society, page 10, columns 3–4

   To make it as they do one should have a poffertje pan and I have discovered, to my sorrow, that they are not imported to this country. […] (In case you have a poffertje pan, spoon the mixture into the greased holes until just about level.[…]) Otherwise, place about a tablespoonful of batter for each (U.S. style!) poffertje on a greased griddle.

   1960, Charlotte Adams, “[Holland] Poffertjes”, in The SAS World-Wide Restaurant Cookbook: Restaurants and Recipes from the Far Corners of the World, New York, N.Y.: Popular Library, published November 1961, →LCCN, page 125

   “Care to sample a poffertje?” As one of the teens held out a pastry-loaded plate, the bakery smell drifted up to tickle her nose.

   2004, Robert Elmer, chapter 4, in The Duet: A Novel, Colorado Springs, Colo.: WaterBrook Press, →ISBN, page 28

   “I have some distant relatives who are Dutch.” / “Really?” I asked, excitedly. / “Yup, and I’ve got a poffertje recipe to prove it!”

   2008, Natalie Sullivan, chapter 20, in Blissful Thinking: The Astonishing Predictions of My Psychic Landlady: A Novel, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 190