pancake / jelly doughnut
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pancake
A flat sweet dish cooked in a pan, made from a batter of flour, eggs, and milk. Depending on the region, it is also called 'Eierkuchen' in German.
Am liebsten isst sie Pfannkuchen mit Zimt und Zucker.
Her favorite way to eat pancakes is with cinnamon and sugar.
The word 'Pfannkuchen' is clearly made up of 'die Pfanne' (the pan) and 'der Kuchen' (the cake). So it literally describes a cake that is baked or cooked in a pan.
Für die Pfannkuchen brauchen wir Mehl, Eier, Milch und eine heiße Pfanne.
For the pancakes, we need flour, eggs, milk, and a hot pan.
This word is a well-known example of regional differences. While it usually refers to a flat egg-based pancake, in Berlin and eastern Germany it means a round, filled yeast pastry.
In München isst man Pfannkuchen oft mit Apfelmus.
In Munich, people often eat pancakes with applesauce.
When 'Pfannkuchen' is mentioned in connection with a bakery, Carnival ('Fasching'), or New Year's Eve, it almost always means the round yeast pastry.
An Silvester gibt es bei uns traditionell Pfannkuchen mit Eierlikörfüllung.
On New Year's Eve, we traditionally have jelly doughnuts with eggnog filling.
waffle
'der Pfannkuchen' and 'die Waffel' are both sweet baked foods made from batter and are often eaten warm. The difference is mainly in how they are prepared and their shape. A 'Pfannkuchen' is cooked in a pan and is soft and flat. A 'Waffel' is baked in a waffle iron and has a typical pattern; it is often somewhat crispy on the outside. Learners may confuse the words because both are eaten with similar batter and sweet toppings like sugar, fruit, or cream. Remember: pan for 'Pfannkuchen', waffle iron for 'Waffeln'.
Zum Frühstück backt meine Mutter Pfannkuchen mit Apfelstücken.
For breakfast, my mother makes pancakes with pieces of apple.
Nach dem Spaziergang kauft Tom eine warme Waffel mit Puderzucker.
After the walk, Tom buys a warm waffle with powdered sugar.