German Oven Pancakes

Jaden Says: "I'm Chinese, born in Hong Kong; and my husband is Scottish-German, born in Buffalo, New York. Our house is full of wonderful traditions, spanning from red envelopes during Chinese New Year to a Christmas tree adorned with over 100 German Old World glass ornaments. On Sunday mornings, making German Oven Pancakes is our family tradition that the kids love to help with. They'll get busy sifting the flour and whisking the eggs while I cut the fresh fruit. It's always fun to cook together as a family every weekend!"

German Oven Pancakes

1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, sifted

3 eggs

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

fresh fruit of your choice, cut into bite-sized pieces

whipped cream

STEP ONE Preheat oven to 450Â°F. If you have a convection oven, set it at 425Â°F (the pancakes rise even higher on the convection setting). STEP TWO In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs with a whisk or fork. Stir in the milk, melted butter, salt and sugar. Add the flour to the egg mixture, a big spoonful at a time as you continue to whisk. Be careful not to over-mix, to keep the pancake light and fluffy. STEP THREE Lightly spray a 9"-11" oven-safe skillet with cooking spray. STEP FOUR Pour the batter into a heated skillet (this will yield a more golden brown, puffier pancake). Bake 12-18 minutes, just until the edges are golden. Check your pancake at the 12 minute mark. Top with the fresh fruit and whipped cream just before serving.

6-8 Servings

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tim.davis
10 months ago

Our family has a tradition that I'm trying to determine where it came from. Imagine a scrambled version of this recipe: egg and flour, and probably milk, just like this recipe, but scrambled in a pan, then served with maple syrup. My grandmother called it "stÃ¼rm" or perhaps "stirm". I've spoken with many Germans, and found only one who knew what it was. He said it was a dish unique to southern Germany. This makes sense, because my great-great grandparents are from Wurtemburg (Dornhan, Rottweil district) and Sachsen (Saxony), both in southern Germany. But I can't find an exact reference to this recipe. Any ideas?

tim.davis
10 months ago

If any reader has a clue as to what this recipe is, you can contact me at DrTimothyAldenDavis at gmail dot com, http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~davis

davegs
2 yearss ago

Our grandfather who loves to cook is always in the kitchen cooking.

acey
2 yearss ago

Our family has "breakfast for dinner" once a week - going to try this one next week for the kids.

Momcooks
2 yearss ago

nice presentation, good idea for my in-laws.

souschef
2 yearss ago

This looks awesome! For a cooking novice, this recipe is easy enough to make me look like a gourmet when it's my turn to make breakfast.

Gourmet
2 yearss ago

I triple sift the flour as a rule. Definitely a kid-friendly recipe.

Epicure
2 yearss ago

I agree!

surfingandy
2 yearss ago

Fantastic recipe, can't wait to try out and with these instructions even I should be able to do that!

FoodFast
2 yearss ago

Jaden that looks great! My kids would LOVE that too!

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