Pancakes. When you think of pancakes is it the flap-jack style? Silver dollars? Crepes? When I think about pancakes the ones that come to my mind are the pancakes of my childhood. They are very thin with crispy edges, yet soft enough to roll up with delicious fillings in the middle...and as large as a dinner plate! They are sublime. My kids love them and would happily eat them daily if I let them. Plain ole fluffy pancakes do have their time and place but these are so good that I want to share them with you. We had a feast tonight and after all that fresh air all afternoon they certainly hit the spot.
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
2 cups milk
Whip with a whisk
This is a double recipe
You must use lots of butter for each pancake you make
Pour about 1/3-1/2 a cup of batter onto a fairly hot skillet (non stick will not work)
Spread batter by tilting pan
Flip pancake with two forks when it look like this :)
And then let it cook on the other side just a wee bit longer
They are really good with just syrup
Another way to enjoy them is rolled up with cottage cheese and fruit
Dig in! 
21 comments:
Wow, a blog-a-thon tonight! Mmmm! Yes, those flat pancakes are the best! I have fond memories of Grandma making them for us as kids. I'm sure Keith has told you all about his. Well, back to 3d work for me! Later!
I haven't mastered them yet, thanks for the lesson with pictures... now I know what I am doing wrong!!
Mmmmmmmm........delish! They look just the way my dad makes them.....golden brown!
Wow, did Keith help with the pictures, or did you do all that yourself?! What an AMAZING post! ...But there is one thing I would wish for this post--that I was in the last picture wolfing down those pancakes!
Thanks PE....to be honest I learned from the best! Your 'how-to' posts were an inspiraton.
Keith definitely helped with the photos. There was no way to tilt the pan and hold a camera simualanteously!
oh YUM!!! I haven't had those since I was a kid... now I'll have to subject my picky family members to them. I'm guessing there'll be a lot of pancakes for me to eat all by myself ;)
Great step-by-step pics. Thanks :)
yummy yum! I agree, pancakes are good for any meal of the day! :)
I like the play-by-play. Made me giggle like a school girl.
Brings back memories of our many sleepovers at your house!
how many people does that serve I'm thinking of making them down here
Hey Matt...that should feed 6 hungry people. It's very easy to always whip up another batch for extra large appetites.
I LOVE German pancakes. Since my parents don't live in town, the only person I know who makes them for me is my friend named ... Rachel. Funny that you, too, make German pancakes. Must be something about the name. :) They look great.
Oh hello. Um these look AWESOME. I have a thing for pancakes (as The Pancake Chronicles might suggest) and can't wait to try these puppies! Alas, I do not have a flat pan at this ... wait a second - would a cast iron pan work? That's what I use for my molasses pancakes.
Oh! Now you've gone and done it. My computer is shorting out from the excessive drool cascading onto the keyboard.
YUM - I just made these for dinner tonight! They turned out GREAT, thanks to your step-by-step approach! I was found running to my computer to check out the photos a couple times during cooking, to make sure I was on track :) It's the flavours of my childhood :)
For toppings we used a combination of syrup, cottage cheese, blueberries, and peaches.
I'm sooooooooo full!!
Thanks for sharing.
You are carrying on the age old tradition that would make all your omas proud. By the way that pretty white flower is a snow-drop or Galanthus.
oh nice! an easy looking pancake feast! Id say jam and cream cheese in the middle would also be scrumptious too!!!!!!! Ill try!
Rachel Beean! I tried them and they were awesome! What is the German name for them ... just curious. Anyhoo, although they turned out AWESOME I wouldn't recommend using a cast iron pan because it is too darn heavy to swirl the batter around in which also keeps it from becoming a perfectly round pancake. Plus it's hot. I had to use oven mitts and that just got a little awkward. However! Despite these pancake tribulations they tasted absolutely wonderful thanks to your wonderful directions! Thank ye.
Mmmmm...I love German pancakes and have passed my love of them on to my girls. We sprinkle them with plain old sugar and scarf 'em down!
P.S. We tried them with applesauce and maple syrup. Slurp!
Bingo .. .I knew I had seen the German Pancakes here. . .be a sweetie and add these onto the Mennonite Girls Can Cook. . .
But. . .only when you have time.
I can do it too, I make them but you already have such great pictures.
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