German Pancakes

Snow day today! I LOVE the snow!  It always gives me an opportunity to practice kitchen therapy making the house smell good and feel warm and cozy. Spending time in the kitchen gives me time to contemplate the mysteries of the universe.

Today I started the morning making German Pancakes. I got this recipe years ago when I was newly married. I was a little tentative initially about trying the recipe, but it quickly became a family favorite. It always makes me feel homey because it has an awesome presentation when the "pancakes" rise.

One of the very handy things about German Pancakes is that I can mix them up in just a few minutes and put them in the oven, then get in the shower. By the time I get out of the shower and dressed, voile, the German Pancakes are done and breakfast is served.  

German Pancakes

Melt 6 T. butter or margarine in 9 x 13” baking pan.

Beat until frothy:

6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
dash of salt

Pour into pan over the melted butter. Bake at 400º for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and raised. The corners of the pancakes will raise several inches so be sure there is room above the rack they are cooking on to allow for the raising. Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, jam, or fresh fruit.  My family prefers syrup.

What I Do: This is actually how I made it for many years. Then my sons got bigger and I started doubling it in the 9" x 13” pan so that it would be thicker and more filling. Then I did 2 dozen eggs in a LARGE restaurant style pan, but I only mixed a double recipe at a time.

I also learned recently that you can mix it in the blender and it turns out ok, however, to do a double batch in the blender requires that you have a 5+ quart blender container.  Sometimes is raises the same but sometimes it doesn't when I mix the batter in the blender; however, it still tastes yummy.

Now that I am down to fewer people living at my house again, I have discovered that that I prefer cooking a single batch in an 8" x8" pan so the pancakes are thicker when they deflate.

Note: One of my sons makes these the best and he mixes them by hand, but he is much stronger than I am so I always use an electric mixer or blender, though I prefer the mixer.