German Pancakes Recipe

The whole family enjoys this. The kids love to see it puff up in the oven. You can cook it on a temp up to 400 degrees and cut the cook time to 20-25 min.

I make this often with the following changes. Add 1 tsp cinnamon, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Use only 1 or 2 eggs and 3 tablespoons butter. I bake it in a 9x13 baking dish at 400 degrees for ~23 minutes. Grate nutmeg and dust top with powdered sugar after removing from the oven. My family loves this dish for breakfast, even my picky 2 year old! Often I substitute in up to 1/4 cup wheat germ for 1/4 cup of the flour (1/4 C wheat germ + 3/4 C flour). Sometimes I add a well-mashed banana to the batter. It comes out great every time, with some variation on the texture.

So I’m Ellie and I’m 11, I did this recipe for my family of 7, and here’s at tip. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar, and some vanilla. It gives it more flavor! And I cook it in my mom’s crockpot at 350. If you use a crockpot, it only takes about 15 minutes to cook! And in a crockpot, it rises. ALOT.

I made this in a 10" cast iron skillet. Adjusted the recipe as follows: 4 eggs, 2/3 cup milk, 2/3 cup flour, some salt. Added 1/2 tsp vanilla & 1 tsp cinnamon. Put the skillet with just under 1/4 cup butter in the oven to heat up while oven preheated to 400. Watch the butter; you don't want it to burn. Baked at 20 minutes. Perfect. To me it tastes more like french toast than a pancake, but we loved it. Served with maple syrup.

Sauteed thin sliced apples in the melted butter and topped them with brown sugar and cinnamon prior to adding the batter. Baked in a cast iron medium skillet. Delicious.

I’ve now made this twice and they came out perfect, but I followed Zafo’s Moms changes to the recipe and made them in a muffin pan instead of a 9 by 13.

This was my first time baking, and even tasting, a German pancake. It reminds me of popovers. Mine came out buttery, but I used a glass baking dish instead of an iron skillet, so that could be why. I used this recipe as a guide and base start, with the following changes: I added about 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp sugar, and whole grain flour. I baked at 425 for 23 minutes (glass 9x13ish dish). I then topped it off with sauteed apples (you can find great recipes here). Very delicious! Next time, I'm going to cut down a bit on the butter and try an egg or two less to see how it comes out. I've read to put leftovers in an airtight container and in the fridge, with it keeping up to 3 days. To re-warm put in the oven for a few minutes. I'll be doing this tomorrow morning! I'd add a picture wth my review, but the app keeps freezing when I do that.

To me, this is a Dutch Baby which I’ve always made in a skillet, so that’s what I used, just couldn’t see a casserole dish. I added butter to the skillet, moved to the oven for 5 minutes, and then brushed the sides of the skillet with the melted butter to avoid any sticking. Its flavor is very neutral (has no seasoning), so if you’re looking for something on the sweet side, would suggest adding some flavor of extract, cinnamon, citrus zest, or top with fruit. I served with a drizzle of maple syrup which worked for us. A little on the "eggy" side, so I'll cut back on the number of eggs in the future. I might even try a savory approach for breakfast-for-dinner one evening and add some herbs. It baked up nicely at 40 minutes, is super easy to make, and has impressive presentation.

Followed suggestions and dded cinnamon and vanilla. I also used the the oven at 400* for 22 minutes. Big hit.

I made this for my dad who generally doesn't like sweet things but he LOVED this. did make some adjustments though (some taken from the reviews here) because the first time I made it they weren't as fluffy and stuck to the bottom of the pan. adjustments: -made sure the eggs were at room temp -added a pinch of cinnamon -used half a stick of butter -cooked in 12x14 pan @ 450F for 20-25min -topped with fresh fruit!

Ah, just like my childhood! So happy to make for my child and hubby - they loved it! I took all recommendations: 4eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, tablespoon of sugar, melted butter in a large skillet until sizzling, poured batter and baked at 450 for 20 min - perfection! Topped with powdered sugar and some berries.

I love these and we have always added lemon juice & powdered sugar on top!

Add vanilla

Love how simple and easy this recipe is, compared to another recipe I tried! Delicious too!

After making this a couple of times I plan to reduce eggs to 5 and butter to 3 T. Also add a teaspoon of vanilla.

I added a teaspoon of vanilla essence to the batter. I baked it in a pie dish, and put the pie dish in the oven first to melt the butter. I served it with maple syrup and (a not so sweet) red current syrup and some cream (which I just happened to have in the fridge). Red current syrup gave it a nice tang.

A great basic recipe.

Tried it for a get-together — huge hit.

This recipe is similar to the one I typically use as far as ingredients go except I prefer to add vanilla so I took the lazy route and didn’t consult the recipe box. After 12 minutes in the oven, absolutely nothing was happening. I consulted my handwritten recipe and of course, the temp is about 75°F too low. We live at about 4500’ elevation and have never had issue with rise and fluffiness with my original recipe in a cast iron skillet. I’d say this baking temp is completely incorrect.

OMG, perfect flavors! 😍