1️⃣ Preheat the oven to 395°F (200°C), top and bottom heat. If using a fan oven, reduce temperature to 355°F (180°C). 🔥

2️⃣ Beat the egg whites with salt and 1 tablespoon sugar until soft-to-firm peaks form. Do not beat until stiff since this will make it harder to fold in stiff beaten egg whites later. 🍥

3️⃣ With a hand whisk, whisk together egg yolks, about half of the milk (1/2 cup), vanilla, and 1 tablespoon sugar. 🥄

4️⃣ Stir in flour until you get a smooth batter. Just now, add the rest of the milk. It is much easier to avoid lumps if the batter is pretty thick. 🥛

5️⃣ Using the hand whisk, add about one third of the beaten egg whites and stir them in to lighten the batter. Then, carefully fold in the rest of the beaten egg whites, trying to keep the volume. 🎂

6️⃣ Heat clarified butter or oil over medium heat in a large frying pan (at least 10 inch Ø, with ovenproof handle) on the stovetop. If you are using butter, make sure not to overheat it. We want hot but not browned butter. Pour the batter into the hot pan, spread evenly, and bake for about 1 minute. If using raisins, scatter them over the batter. 🍳

7️⃣ Transfer the pan to the preheated oven, middle rack, and let it bake until puffy and golden on top, for about 10-12 minutes. Note: This time depends very much on your oven and the temperature you used to pre-bake this giant pancake on the stovetop. If the top of the Kaiserschmarrn is still pale after 15 minutes in the oven, check the bottom of the batter with a spatula to make sure it doesn’t get too brown or even scorched. You can always flip the pancake when out of the oven and brown the pale side later. 🔄

8️⃣ Remove the pan from the oven and set it on low heat on the stovetop. Quarter the pancake with two spatulas and turn. If the top side was golden already, keep the quartered pancake on low heat and cut them further into pieces with two spatulas (or two forks). If your pancake was rather pale on top, turn the heat to medium and let the turned quarters fry until golden. Dial back the heat (or turn it off) and tear the quarters into pieces. 🥄🍳

9️⃣ Transfer the Kaiserschmarrn to plates and generously dust with powdered sugar through a sieve. 🍥

Traditionally, Kaiserschmarrn is accompanied by Zwetschgenröster, a fruit compote made with plums. However, you can serve it along with any fresh fruit or compote in season. 🍑🍓🍇