Monday, April 13, 2009

German pancakes

German pancakes were my favorite childhood breakfast, and I've been on a kick with them as of late. They're easy, healthy, and very cool-looking to kids because they come out of the oven all puffy and then start settling down in an unpredictable manner.


Wanna try? Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Put 2 Tablespoons of butter in a cast iron skillet, and put it in the oven to melt the butter. Meanwhile, mix together in a bowl 1/3 cup flour (I use whole wheat) and 1/3 cup milk. Add three eggs and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and mix. Take the skillet from the oven and swirl the butter around so that it coats up the sides a bit. Pour the pancake mixture into the hot skillet and bake for 20 minutes. Super simple!

Top with syrup, jam, or fruit. A sprinkling of powdered sugar makes it unreal! I'd say it serves two adults or four kids. Better make two pans!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Great with strawberries and powdered sugar, or maple syrup. This is one of the ONLY ways that eggs actually taste good! :)

lori said...

Oh yeah. Gracias, Mama. I will edit it to say how you're supposed to eat it.