I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for great weekend breakfast ideas. I want something that maybe takes a little more time than you have during the week, but won't take all day to make either. It also has to be something that tastes great and is suitably impressive.
I think I've found a new one to try for this weekend. A few days ago, while perusing the baking blogs, I came across this post from Bakers' Banter. While it starts out talking about whole grain pancakes, the post goes on to give a step by step, pictorial recipe for German pancakes. I seem to recall having seen them in a cookbook before I really got into cooking, but since I didn't cook I promptly forgot about them.
After reading this article, and seeing how good these pancakes look, I am definitely making them this weekend. What about you? If you try this recipe out, I'd love to hear about it!
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5-17-2008 @ 11:47AM
ryan said...
Had these many times. They are super easy, and super good.
Although I have more commonly seen them called David Eyre's Pancakes, or Dutch Baby.
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5-17-2008 @ 8:51PM
eli said...
I tried these for the first time this morning and they are super easy and delicious! I just had to use a pyrex glassware cause i didnt have a big enough oven-proof skillet. Thank you so much for having this post before I could think of what to eat for breakfast.
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5-18-2008 @ 3:24AM
Kitt said...
I've made these for years, using my great-grandmother's German pancake pan, which is just a cast-iron skillet, but that's what she always use it for. My mom gave it to me when I got my own place, a sort of passing of the torch (it was hard for her to give up that 100-year-old perfectly seasoned pan!).
My skillet is small, just nine inches, so I only ever make German pancakes for two. You can't really make them in batches in one pan, since it really should be cold to start with.
Kitt
http://www.kittalog.com
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5-20-2008 @ 5:14PM
Mike said...
Warning: don't substitute soy milk for the milk in the recipe.
I've made dutch baby apple pancakes (saute apples in butter/brown sugar/cinnamon in the pan first) with great success.
Tried the above recipe, but used soy milk (all we had in the fridge).
The bad news: Completely flat, zero puff!
The good news: The family loved 'em and wants to save the recipe ;)
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6-03-2008 @ 4:41PM
Lydia said...
I tried this out just this past weekend and LOVED it! This is definitely going to be a staple recipe in our house from now on.
Delicious! Great find! Thanks!
You can check out the pictures of the end product on my blog!
http://lydiascozycorner.com/2008/06/03/puff-pancakes/
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