Apple Pancakes

Makes 6-8

Preparing and baking 30 - 40 min

Ingredients

• 125 ml crème fraîche or sour cream
• 2 eating apples, grated
• 125 g self-raising flour
• 1 ts honey or syrup
• 1 ts cinnamon
• 1/2 ts nutmeg, granted
• 1/2 ts salt
• 4 eggs, separated
• some Oil 

Preparing

Heat the pan and grease some oil. Mix all the ingredients (except the egg whites) into a bowl and mix to a soft dropping consistency. Beat the...

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