Party Pancakes

A family favorite in our home is German Pancakes. Quite simply, they are crepes, but the batter is mixed just slightly thicker than traditional crepe batter. This particular variation on the recipe is a fun way to brighten a grey morning or surprise your birthday boy or girl with a warm, festive breakfast.

Ingredients:

1 cup Milk
1 cup Flour
1 Egg
1/4 tsp. Vanilla
Butter

Optional – Cinnamon sugar or sprinkles

This recipe is very flexible and almost impossible to mess up. I start with these measurements and adjust them to suit my needs, such as the number of servings I require or the thickness I want the pancakes to be.

Simply mix the ingredients until completely smooth. If the batter is too thick, add more milk until you have the desired consistency. One batch should make 6-10 small—to medium-sized pancakes.

(For cinnamon-y sweet pancakes, mix a teaspoon or two of cinnamon sugar. They are delicious this way, straight from the pan. Or wrapped around baked apple slices.)

Butter a frying pan and pour in some batter on medium heat. I like to pour the batter into the center of the pan and then lift and rotate the pan until the bottom is evenly covered.

As the pancakes cook, they will brown from the outside in. As the edges firm up, tiny bubbles should appear as the center cooks through. At this stage, you want to flip the pancake. Be careful not to splatter!
After flipping, the second side will be cooked in under a minute, so watch carefully.

(To make these colorful confetti pancakes, you need only sprinkle some colored sprinkles (jimmies) immediately after you pour the batter into the pan. The sprinkles cook into the batter when you flip them, leaving a rainbow of mouth-watering fun!)

These pancakes taste delicious topped with real maple syrup, a dusting of confection sugar, preserves, jam, whipped cream or fresh fruit! Be as adventurous as you’d like!