A pickert (German: [ˈpɪkɐt] ⓘ) is a flat, fried or baked potato dish from Westphalia, Germany.
The main ingredients are grated potatoes, flour, milk, eggs, and (usually) raisins, with a little yeast, salt and sugar, and oil for the baking.
In former times, Pickert was eaten as breakfast or lunch by poor farmers, being a cheap and very nourishing dish, as would be required of food for a day's work in the fields.
[3] A related dish, Lappenpickert, is found in the regions west of Lippe, towards Münster and the Ruhr Area.
Lappenpickert is usually baked in rather thin pancakes on a griddle greased with a side of lard, and eaten with the same spreads as Pickerts from Lippe, or with smoked fish or cold cuts.