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A delicious Dutch Baby Pancake is one of the most requested breakfast dishes at our house. And they aren’t just great for breakfast. We we love these puff up pancakes for dinner too!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Dutch Baby Pancake, or Puff Up Pancakes as we call it, is a standard at our house. If dad fixes breakfast, the majority of time it is this recipe. If dad fixes dinner, the majority of time it is this recipe! Are you seeing the trend? His cooking repertoire is a little limited, but what he does make is delicious.
Whenever the kids are home for a visit and I ask what they want for breakfast, Dutch Baby Pancake is at the top of the list.
What is a Dutch Baby Pancake?
I know there are lots of different names for Dutch Baby Pancake. Hootenannies, Oven pancakes, Pannekoeken, Oven Eggs, Puffy Pancakes, German pancakes, volcano pancakes, and even Rollercoasters. My neighbor who we shared with just called it delicious!
And what ever you want to call it, it is delicious and easy to make!
Ingredients Needed
- Butter. I use salted butter if using unsalted butter add in a good pinch of salt.
- Milk. I use 2 percent because that is what I usually have in my fridge.
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour
How to make a Dutch Baby Pancake
I always place my butter into the 9 x 13 pan and then place the pan into the oven as the oven preheats. By the time the oven is preheated, the butter is melted. Sometimes the butter is even a little browned which is even better. I love the flavor of browned butter.
I like to mix up my batter in the blender – no lumps that way. My husband just whisks it in a bowl.
Pour the batter right into the hot 9 x 13 with melted butter. As it bakes, it magically puffs up. Thus the name – Puff Up Pancake. You may have a different name for it at your house such as German Pancake or Volcano Pancake.
It will begin to fall a bit after you pull it out of the oven but no worries
Our favorite way to eat it at our house is with lemon juice squeezed over the top, covered in fresh strawberries (raspberries will do too!) and then with a sprinkling of powdered sugar! Yum!
What do you call it at your house?
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Dutch Baby Pancake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups flour
Instructions
- Place butter in a9 x 13 pan. Place pan in oven and preheat oven to 425 F degrees
- Mix eggs, flour, vanilla and milk together with a wire whisk or use a blender
- Remove 9 x 13 from oven after butter has melted and is bubbly, it is ok if it browns a bit, it adds more flavor.
- Pour batter into dish and bake for 20-25 minutes
- Serve with fruit, powdered sugar and lemon juice
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denise jones says
what an easy recipe. we have never had it before, BUT it is in the oven RIGHT NOW (while a fritata cooks on the stove top) what an easy and delicious dinner this will be! thanks.
Leigh Anne says
I love the idea of making individual little puff up pan cakes – fun! Will definitely be trying it next time.
Syrup is also great on it and Connie’s apple syrup sounds wonderful.
Nancy – yes you could probably easily cut the butter down to 1/2 of a stick/cube of butter (1/4 Cup) The original recipe called for 1/3 – 1/2 cup of butter and I always just throw the whole stick in!
Thanks for sharing everyone
Connie says
We LOVE these at our house, and serve them with Apple Syrup. Here’s the recipe if you want to try it:
1 Cup Sugar
2 TBSP. Cornstarch
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
In a saucepan whisk the above together, then add:
2 Cups Apple Cider
2 TBSP Lemon Juice
Cook on medium heat until thickened. Add 1/4 Cup Butter. Serve over warm pancakes.
Melinda says
I love Monica’s idea of using a muffin pan! This is one of my husband John’s favorite things to make, as well. It presents dramatically, is tasty and can be made as individual servings by using glass pie pans. 6 will fit easily in the oven at a time.
Tina says
I’ve heard them called Dutch Baby as well–no clue why! It looks like something I’d actually be not scared to tackle! (love to cook, but long recipes and/or yeast overwhelm me!)