Dutch Baby, also known as German Pancakes, are made with a batter of flour, eggs, sugar, butter, milk, cooked in the oven! Baked to golden fluffy perfection!
Last weekend, my parents were in town to celebrate my daughter’s 7th birthday, as well as my 8-year old’s baptism. Needless to say, it was a big weekend for us!!
On Saturday, my mom woke up and said she wanted to make a recipe her friend had made for my dad and her and loved. It was these German pancakes.
What is a German Pancake aka Dutch Baby?
A German Pancake, also called a Dutch Baby is a large American Pop Over. Made with a thin batter, it is poured into a preheated skillet and baked. As it bakes, the edges puff up, and the center stays flat! You can top this with powdered sugar, fresh fruit, syrup, and more! Taking only about two minutes to make, they are great anytime!
She got all the ingredients, used my favorite cast iron skillet (seriously, best pan EVER!!), and whipped these up.
I must admit, since my hubby and I had never seen or heard of these, we were a little standoffish when we were watching these bake. The way they raised on the sides, weren’t even, etc. However, mom assured us that these would be tasty.
While the pancake was cooking, she chopped up some fresh blackberries, strawberries, and bananas. You can use any fruit desired, that just happened to be the combo we all wanted.
When the timer went off, out came the iron skillet and we all dove in. Even the kids enjoyed these, although they added syrup to theirs rather than the powdered sugar.
Not only was this the perfect morning breakfast, but it took no time to prepare.
It wasn’t overly sweet, the fresh fruit was amazing, and it made tons. The texture was soft and almost similar to cooked egg, and with the slight sprinkle of nutmeg, powdered sugar, and fresh fruit……I highly recommend trying this, at least once!!
Tips for the Perfect German Pancake:
Preheat the skillet before pouring the batter in!
Ensure the batter is smooth, free from all lumps! *Use an immersion blender if needed
Use a 12-inch cast iron skillet if possible
Have fun with toppings, you can make these sweet or savory!
Ingredients Needed for these German Pancakes:
½ cup (1 stick) Butter
6 Eggs
1 ½ cups Milk
1 ½ cups Flour
Nutmeg
Powdered Sugar/ fresh fruit/ syrup (for topping)
How to prepare:
Preheat oven to 425.
Place butter into skillet, and place skillet into oven.
While butter is melting, prepare the batter by combining the eggs, flour, and milk in a bowl.
Once butter is melted, remove skillet from oven and pour batter into it.
Return skillet to oven and cook until pancake is golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Once pancake is cooked and removed from oven, sprinkle some nutmeg on top.
Serve with powdered sugar, fresh fruit, and syrup if desired!! Enjoy!!
*This recipe is for a 12-inch skillet, if using smaller, adjust accordingly
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German Pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 ½ cups flour
- Nutmeg
- Toppings of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- While butter is melting, prepare the batter by combining the eggs, flour, and milk in a bowl.
- Once butter is melted, remove skillet from oven and pour batter into it.
- Return skillet to oven and cook until pancake is golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
- Once pancake is cooked and removed from oven, sprinkle some nutmeg on top.
Nutrition
Recipe updated 2/1/22
Alice says
I have made these for years. My kids love them for breakfast or supper. I always use 1 cube of butter melted in the bottom of my 9X13 cake pan, and use a dozen eggs, 2 c milk, 2 c flour (whole wheat is what we prefer) and a half tsp salt. If you whip the eggs first they will fluff up the pancakes. We prefer syrup over powdered sugar and the butter raises up and over onto the top so no extra butter is needed. (even better if you raise your own chickens and get those yummy organic eggs! ) Thanks for sharing this.
Kristin says
So glad you enjoy these too! It’s definitely a keeper!!
James says
This recipe is very similar to the ones I had years ago. For the topping they were brushed with some melted butter, sprinkled with powdered sugar and about half a lemon squeezed over it all. Very yummy. The lemon offset the sweetness of the sugar just enough to make things interesting.
Kristin says
Yummy! That sounds like a great variety!! Ill have to try that next time! Thanks 🙂
Kay Bechtol says
Do you have use the iron skillet?
Kristin says
You can also use a 9 x 13 baking pan if you don’t have an iron skillet 🙂
Joycedaffodil says
Tried one of your other recipe with success, but this German Pancakes is not so good. Super not good. Followed recipe which is simple, however the skillet size needs to be considered. Large amount of butter in middle, crust is 4inches deep at edges and center raw egg and flour mixture.
Kristin says
What a bummer that this didn’t turn out for you. I have added the skillet size into the recipe since that definitely is an important piece of information I had forgotten to add. Sorry about that. As for the pancake itself, I am not sure why it turned out that way for you. What size skillet did you use? I do know that the sides raise a lot more than the middle and the overall look can be odd, but it shouldn’t be raw in the middle or have the butter. Again, I am sorry this wasn’t a hit 🙁