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“???” I’m glad you asked. Every year in the third weekend in May,
What kind of oil do you use?
Not stuffed though? Just plain? I just googled up some images, and they look delicious.
If I had had more advance notice and no other commitments this weekend, I’d be considering an ad hoc Ricochet meetup.
I came to know poffertjes in Jakarta Indonesia. Delicious filled with local Javanese chocolate. Thanks for the memory.
Oh, now I want some. Sounds so good.
We use regular cooking oil. We use an oil can (kinda like this) to put a drop in each of the depressions on the griddle. These are plain, no stuffing or filling. They’re also a little too small for fancy stuff like, and we couldn’t take the time; we churn them out as fast as we can. In fact, I tend to rush them a bit. I should probably let them cook up a bit longer.
What do you mean by “regular” cooking oil? Is it made from corn, olives, soy, coconut?
Back in 2008 my wife suggested we go to the tulip festival in Pella, Iowa. I don’t remember anything called poffertjes but we loved the Dutch Letters.
Wat leuk! Ligt Orange City ver weg van Pella? I’ve been to Pella for Tulip Time. Much longer ago than I would care to admit.
Anyway, it’s good to see some enthusiasm for Netherlandic culture still alive in the states.
Ummm, canola oil maybe? It’s just a big ol’ bottle of generic ‘cooking oil.’ I don’t know if different oils would make a difference. Maybe I should ask.
The local bakery has dutch letters and almond patties. I didn’t care for them when I was younger, but now they’re awesome. I think one of the vendors during Tulip Festival will sell a chocolate-covered almond patty.
The local meat market sells brats at its stand on Wednesdays when the weather’s not horrible, and of course all day long during Tulip Festival. I prefer their plain brats myself, but their specialty brats are also popular.
I’ll go back on my diet next week.
It would make a difference in some people. I’m allergic to soy, and if you don’t know what is in your product, I won’t buy it. There is no such thing as a generic cooking oil, it is made from some plant or tree fruit or a mixture of several. That big ol’ bottle should, under US laws, have the ingredients on the can. A friend of mine, 7 year old grandson, died 2 years ago because someone gave him ice cream with peanuts in it. My friend was with the child, and he died before they could get him to the ER. My Kaylett is as allergic as that to pork, and any oil or cooking done with lard would kill her just as fast.
Use flavorless oil, safflower, canola, corn or peanut oil.
Thank you.
Pretty sure it’s canola oil Personally, I like to use coconut oil when I’m greasing up the skillet for pancakes.
I wish I could go! Sounds wonderful. BTW, how is “poffertjes” pronounced?
You would.
A menace.
Usually something like POFF-er-cheez.
Well, that’s usually because I don’t have any bacon grease around. Of course, this just may mean that I need to cook up more bacon.
Most things do.
Sorry Belt — for some reason I was in anti @arahant mode.
Forgive me, but why is there a city full of ppl with Dutch heritage in Iowa? Like I get why they’re in Albany (which also has a tulip festival, btw), but why Iowa?
Is there a story behind that?
There are loads of people in NW Iowa who are way enthusiastic about the Netherlandic culture. You’ve heard the saying “more Catholic than the Pope?” The people I grew up around in NW Iowa were more Dutch than people in Holland.
@Belt, I grew up on a farm near that other town a little north and west of yours. Haven’t been to a Tulip Festival for about 20 years but would love go again sometime.
Butter rum pancakes- what could be better? When I first saw this, I thought you were talking about the Holland, Michigan tulip festival, also a worthy choice :)
http://www.tuliptime.com
And speaking of pockets of Dutch language and culture in the US, I have been to Holland, too. I even interviewed for a job at Hope.
Hope College is one of the three colleges founded by the Reformed Church in America. The other two are Central College in Pella, Iowa, and Northwestern College here in Orange City. We have the reputation of being the most conservative college of the three. And I suppose that for an institution of higher education, that’s true.
Back in the mid to late 1800’s, a lot of Hollanders took a chance and came to the US, and many of them headed out to the Great Plains. Sioux County was still mostly prairie at that point, and a bunch of them settled down here. As a bonus, they landed on some amazing farming ground. They also brought with them their faith that grew out of the Dutch Reformation, and a deep conservatism that’s still going strong today.
You could say we’re more Calvinist than Calvin…
Is buckwheat flour gluten-free? Sounds yummy and I LOVE tulips – can’t grow them in FL.
Gluten Free Flour. Gluten Free Buckwheat Flour 130g. The triangular buckwheat seed is not a kind of wheat grain, but is in actual fact related to the rhubarb family. The slightly speckled flour has a mild, earthy sweetness and is great used in baking.
Gluten Free Buckwheat Flour | Doves Farm
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