Kaiserschmarren (emperor's Pancake) With Plum Compote

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup raisins, soaked for 30 minutes in a little
• rum
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 ounces granulated sugar
• 5 ounces water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 1 1/2 lbs pitted and sliced red plums

Recipe

• 1 for the kaiserschmarren:.
• 2 sift flour, sugar and salt together.
• 3 using rotary beater, whip eggs until light and frothy; beat in milk and cream and melted butter.
• 4 turn flour mixture into beaten egg and still using rotary beater, whip until you have smooth batter.
• 5 grease a 6" or 8" skillet with a little butter and when moderately hot, pour in just enough batter to cover bottom of skillet with a paper thin layer.
• 6 to do this, pour batter, then quickly tilt and rotate pan so batter runs over it evenly.
• 7 cook over moderate heat until pancake is golden brown on underside; turn and brown second side.
• 8 remove to a heated platter.
• 9 continue frying pancakes this way until batter has been used.
• 10 with two forks, tear pancakes into small pieces, approximately 1" to 1 1/2" squares or rectangles will do.
• 11 melt 1/2 cup butter in a 10" skillet and add soaked, well drained raisins and cinnamon.
• 12 put cut pancakes into this sauce and sprinkle with 1 cup sugar.
• 13 toss lightly over low heat so that it becomes evenly distributed.
• 14 do this quickly, as sugar should not melt but retain some of its grainy texture.
• 15 serve immediately.
• 16 makes 16-20 pancakes.
• 17 for the plum compote:.
• 18 in a saucepan, bring the sugar, water, cinnamon, and star anise to a boil.
• 19 gently mix in the plums, reduce heat and allow to cook for 5 minutes, covered.
• 20 serve warm or at room temperature.