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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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Barbara says
Leigh Anne,
I need your help!!!! This is my kids favorite birthday breakfast! I have made it for years, since you first posted it, with no problems. The last two times I’ve made it, it hasn’t puffed up. Still tastes good, but it’s just not the same! What am I doing wrong? I feel like I’m doing everything the same, but it’s just flat in the dish! Any ideas???
Thanks for all your wonderful recipes!!!!
Leigh Anne says
Not really sure as I have never had it not rise. Wondering about ingredients – were they fresh? Old flour? Also was your oven properly preheated before you put it in? Overbeating the mixture too might be a problem? Hmmm….. Was the pan hot when you poured in the mixture?
Karmen says
This is a family favorite! We have it at least once a week and have tried it with strawberry freezer jam – YUMMY, buttermilk syrup, berry syrup and just good ole maple syrup. We will have to give the fresh berry thing a try. Oh and we know it as Hootin Annies.
Stephanie Weatherford says
Wow Leigh Anne — made this for breakfast this morning and it was delicious! I am such a fan of your site. I used sliced bananas, powdered sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon plus and it was lucious bananas foster breakfast. Thank you!
ashley h says
This is the best way to make this. Your ingredient ratios are perfect. Thanks for sharing this. To anyone who’s reading this recipe site, If you havent tried this recipe all ready, this will become your familys favorite pancake recipe.
Meagan says
I made this for breakfast this morning and it was delicious! Hubby loved it, my 2 year old had a 2nd helping. Next time I might serve it with the Coconut Syrup from thesisterscafe.blogspot.com (it is SO good). We served it with homemade strawberry jam since I didn’t have any fresh or frozen fruit. It was awesome! Thanks.