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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!
Finally, a recipe very close to Great Gram’s.
Quality ingredients and a BLENDER makes the difference, from “ok” to “Dad, this is fantastic.”
Our options to serve are plain, cinnamon and sugar with real maple or strawberry syrup.
Sided with a potato and a meat.
Loved this recipe, followed it exactly and it worked out all fluffed up and perfect. My only question is, can you suggest why mine might have stuck to the bottom? It didn’t burn or anything, but kind of welded itself to the pan. More butter maybe? Thanks again for this great recipe.
I used a glass pan and it stuck a few places. Did you use a metal pan? I do have both it may make a difference.
Sounds counter intuitive with all that butter, but spray the pan first thing with non stick vegetable oil.
Great stuff
Very eggy.
Do yo have to use a blender?
No, but the ingredient’s need to be very thoroughly mixed, so the blender is easiest.
Ours always turns out too thin and raises up way too high- I was wondering if there’s a way to correct this? Would love to get the thick looking pancake on the image. Thank you!
My go-to recipe for Saturday breakfast with my kids. They love it, I love it. Everything is good in the world!
I love this recipe! The only thing I changed was the cooking time. My oven cooks hot. I decreased the cooking time to 20 minutes. Perfection! I added fresh cooked blueberry sauce on top. So delicious. Thank you.
This is English/Pennsylvania Dutch Yorkshire Pudding. My dad’s family was English/German from Pennsylvania. We ate it every Sunday with roast beef, gravy and mashed potatoes growing up. 😉
Delicious- easy – great weekend breakfast