Tag: Breakfast

German Pancake “Dutch Baby”

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Things needed

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tsp to 1 tbsp vanilla (be generous – you cannot really have too much vanilla)
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar (optional but well worth it)
  • Maple Syrup OR Lemon Juice
  • 9 by 13 or greater sticky Pyrex or metal pan (this is important! The pancake needs to crawl up the side!)

Directions

Some of the Ingredients

In the pan, cut the butter into 5 pieces. Place one piece near each corner of the pan, and the final piece in the middle.

NOTE: Put pan in the oven before you begin to preheat!

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. (The butter will be sizzling and may have browned – that is OK!)

Add Eggs/Milk/Flour/Vanilla to a blender.

Blend til smooth.

Remove the pan from the oven

Pour the pancake batter into the hot oven (it will sizzle, that is OK as well!).

Return the pan to the oven. Keep it centered in the oven so that the pancake grows evenly.

Batter in pan – centered in the oven

Cook for between 25 to 27 minutes until the sides have puffed up and the top is browned.

Fully cooked pancake

Using a sifter or just by hand, dust the top of the pancake with the powdered sugar. There may still be buttery-looking areas: that is perfect.

Pancake with Powdered Sugar

The sides will slightly settle. Cut into 6 to 8 pieces (one horizontal cut down the center and 2 to 3 vertical cuts so that they are in square sections.

Serve with a topping of lemon juice (for a citrusy bite) or maple syrup (for a sweeter, warmer feel).

Mandelbrot

On By karmarstenIn Breakfast, DessertLeave a comment

Things needed

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup almond slices
  • (optional) 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In three mixing bowls separate the following:

  • Bowl 1: Sugar & Eggs
  • Bowl 2:  Flour, Baking Powder, Salt
  • Bowl 3: Oil & Vanilla

(TIMING IS IMPORTANT!):

Using a electric mixer on the lowest setting, mix the sugar and eggs for 4 minutes. The consistency will be liquid BUT it will appear foamy:

Add the oil and vanilla to the egg mixture and continue mixing for about a minute (again, using the lowest setting).

Leave the mixer on and slowly add the flour/salt/baking powder to the egg mixture – continue until all three bowls are combined.

Fold in the almonds/chocolate until they are in the dough (try not to over mix).

Separate the dough into 2 halves and lay them on a cookie sheet that is covered with parchment paper.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and change the oven temperature to 275 degrees.

With a bread knife, cut the loaves in about 1 inch slices at an angle

Before
After

Turn the slices on their sides (still on the parchment paper) and bake for another 20 minutes. Once done, remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes on a wire rack. Cut the slices in half.

Optional: Dust the tops of the pieces with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin Pancakes with Cashews

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Things Needed

  • 2 Cups Unbleached Flour
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/12 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 4 Tablespoons Vanilla Sugar (or Sugar)
  • 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
  • 2 Cups Vanilla Soymilk
  • 1/2 Cup Cashews chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 Cup Margarine (to cook with — as needed)

Directions

Preheat Cookie Sheet in an Oven to 200 degrees.

In a large bowl mix together Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Salt. To this add Soy Milk and stir til its a batter. Fold in Pumpkin Puree and mix til smooth.

In a Griddle, put a bit of the Margarine and about 1/4 Cup of the pancake batter sprinkle with Chopped Cashews (as needed). Flip when you start to see the top of the pancake bubble. Cook on the other side for a few moments then remove from the pan and place on the cookie sheet in the oven.

Repeat til you run out of batter, can make up to 20 silver dollar sized pancakes.