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German Pancakes was one of my favorite breakfasts growing up, and I've loved watching it become one of my kids' favorite breakfasts now. They love how the german pancakes puff up in the pan while they cook in the oven.
Top them with powdered sugar and syrup and they're to die for!
If these are new to you (as they were to my husband, Jeff), make them! Make them NOW! You wont regret it. 🙂
What are German Pancakes?
German pancakes, often called Dutch Baby pancakes are baked pancakes made from eggs, milk, flour and vanilla. The pancakes are baked in a metal or cast iron pan, puff up in the oven and then fall as they cool.
How to make German Pancakes:
- Add 5 tablespoons of butter to a 9×13 inch baking and place it in your preheating oven to melt.
- Meanwhile, add the eggs, milk, flour, salt and vanilla to a blender; cover and blend until smooth. Pour batter into the baking dish, over the melted butter.
3. Bake until the edges are golden brown and puffy, about 22-27 minutes.
4. Serve warm, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and syrup.
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German Pancakes
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup milk, (240 ml)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, (120 g)
- dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, (5 ml)
- 5 Tablespoons butter, (70 g)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- As oven preheats, put the butter in an un-greased 9x13-in. metal baking dish and place in oven, just until melted.
- Place the eggs, milk, flour, salt and vanilla in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour batter into baking dish, over melted butter.
- Bake, for 22-27 minutes or until edges are golden brown and puffy.
- To serve, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and syrup.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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*I first shared this recipe in October 2010. Updated October 2018.
These were SOOOO delicious. But can someone tell me why they turned out paper thin in the center? They don’t look like the picture and the sides rose VERY high but the center thin as a sheet of paper! Still tasted sooo delicious though so I’m not complaining too much 😂
You can use a smaller pan to get a thicker result. And if you halved the recipe like I do, you definitely want to use a smaller pan, like 8×8.
These pancakes are out of this world delicious!!! 😋 It’s now become somewhat of a tradition that we make them every Saturday. And soooo easy.
Oh my goodness!!! I have never had or made German pancakes. I had never even heard of them, but I’m so glad I did. These were absolutely delicious. My family of 3 ate the whole pan of them. They turned out beautiful. Your recipe was so easy and clear. Thank you so much!!
My Husband And I Love Pancakes And Your German Pancakes Recipe Is Absolutely Delicious! Plus, Super Simple! We Have Made This Dozens Of Times!! Just Live It!! Thank You So Much!
wonderful!!!
So good and so easy! My son loves crepes but I don’t like how much time it takes. This recipe is a win/win where we all can be happy 😃
We have a motorhome with a micro/convection, no range. Should anything change for convection? Time? Temp? Our family recipe calls for 400 deg and 13 minutes. Yours a bit hotter and longer. Our first attempt in the new convection, did not rise like we thought it would.
Love Dutch Babies, my recipe is a skillet size and serves 2. Never thought of making large batches for two baking pans at a time so everyone doesn’t sit around waiting to keep making more, yeah. I love them best with sprinkled powder sugar and squeeze a slice of lemon over it, sometimes a drizzle of syrup also, yum. Also delicious to chop apples and sauté in butter until tender, add brown sugar and a pinch of salt as a topping. Or melt jelly or jam. Mmmm, sounds like a Dutch Baby tomorrow morning. Thanks so much!
I was using a boxed mix from World Market and this is a wonderful replacement
I love how mess free making it in the blender is!! Super easy and delicious!! I love to sneak in spinach, chia seeds and flax seeds for some extra nutrition. You do have to be careful how much spinach you add as it can make the pancakes very flat. But the original recipe is so fluffy! Seriously, this is my lazy dinner night go to. 🙂
For those of you with large families or lots of company and need to double the recipe, here’s what I do: I only use about seven tablespoons of butter as opposed to doubling the butter (i.e. not 10). I also use a high-edge, deep-dish casserole pyrex dish. Very effective as the edges will enlarge substantially. You can also try putting in bits of bacon or chopped up breakfast sausage. You’ll also need to add on a few extra minutes to the bake time. I sometimes use a convection oven as it gets a better bake that way.
Do you think this would work if I substitute apple sauce for the butter? Just looking to make it slightly healthier/lower fat for my family – thanks for your help!
You can sure try….The butter is used to grease the dish so you’ll want to use non-stick cooking spray for the pan, and then add 2-3 tablespoons of applesauce to the batter when blending.
I use just 1 Tbsp. Butter to grease the pan and you could probably get away with less if you brush it all the way around the baking dish after it melts. The butter isn’t mixed in with the batter, so I don’t think it would work great to use applesauce, but you can top it with fresh apples or applesauce.
I’ve made this recipe twice now and it turns out wonderfully every time. I make an apple pie sauce with make syrup to go over it. Scrumptious!
I just put full stars, I was use 1 percent milk what I have in my kitchen , wonder taste best taste if use whole milk? I would make again since my 4 years old son ate second his plate & 2 years old son is picky food, he ate whole his plate! Yay
Please tell me which use milk- whole,l or percents?
Thank
I have made it with all types of milk, including buttermilk. They all work. 🙂