Eierkoeken (egg cakes)

Today I’m going to show you how to make ‘eierkoeken’ (that's how we Dutch call it). The direct translation of eierkoeken is egg cakes and that’s how I’m going to call them from now on. These egg cakes are simple to make and only take about 30 minutes. With this recipe you can make about 6 egg cakes. Egg cakes are usually eaten as a snack or you can eat them with or as breakfast.

Ingredients:

-      2 eggs

-      100 grams of sugar (3,5 ounce)

-      The zest of half a lemon

-      100 grams of flour (3,5 ounce)

-      ½ teaspoon of baking soda

-      Pinch of salt

Preparation:

Beat the eggs with the sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has thickened. Put the zest of the lemon with the flour (sifted), baking soda and the pinch of salt in the egg-sugar mixture, then, fold in with a spatula. Make sure not to fold too long or else all the air will escape out of the mixture. 

Get a baking plate lined up with baking paper. Get a spoon and put two drops of the mixture on the baking paper, make sure to leave some room between them. Do this until you run out of mixture. Bake the egg cakes at 180 C˚(or 350 Fahrenheit) for about 10- 15 minutes until they have a nice golden-brown color. Not too long or else they will dry out! 

You can now enjoy your homemade Dutch ‘eierkoeken’ 

The eierkoeken can be eaten with some butter or just without anything. For a little variation you can add chocolate bits, raisins or cranberry’s to the mixture.

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