Kaiserschmarrn
Fluffy shredded pancake dusted with sugar, with fruit compote.
About Kaiserschmarrn
A fluffy pancake is torn into pieces as it cooks, caramelised with sugar and dusted with icing sugar, served with plum or apple compote. The name nods to Emperor Franz Joseph, said to have loved it.
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