Weekend joys....

...included Friday evening spent in fellowship with new friends, Kaiserschmarrn for breakfast, and a prayer meeting on behalf of a new church. The last was a particular blessing; I often think that 15 minutes spent in earnest prayer accomplishes more than years in Sunday School.

Now, what are Kaiserschmarrn? They are, in a nutshell, some of the most delightfully rich pancakes I've ever had. Here's how to make them:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
5 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups milk
2 sticks butter

Separate eggs into whites and yolks, and beat whites until stiff peaks form. Take the yolks and mix them with the sugar, flour, vanilla, and milk.

Take 2-3 skillets (griddles will not work for these) and cook a slice of bacon in each to make sure that the heat is right. Go back to bowls and fold in egg whites, add 1/2 tbsp butter to each skillet and pour a pancake-sized amount of batter into each. Turn when bubbles form on top and edges brown, and add 1/4 to 1/2 tbsp butter each time a pancake is turned or poured. Serve with powdered sugar, maple syrup or fruit syrup, plenty of strong coffee and friends/loved ones.