German Pancakes

Recently, I saw photos of Oktoberfest online. I was thinking we should go, right? We should all head to Germany and just have a great time. We would enjoy great food. My husband would enjoy the great beer. I would have fun watching him. It would be a grand time. Well I figure why not enjoy the great food at home since we can't realistically make it there this year. How about next year? Lets make plans! 

If we are going to enjoy German food, we need to start in the morning. Why? Because you can't start drinking until you had breakfast unless you never went to bed then keep drinking while you eat breakfast. I made these pancakes and my husband (who is not a big pancake person) told me I could make these any morning. I did try the original version than I tried the same recipe but with Cheddar cheese. Oh, the cheese version was wonderful. My husband said the texture of these pancakes were like a crepe but better. It is easy to make both versions. These pancakes are fluffier than crepes but not as doughy as pancakes. I will be making these again soon especially since they are so easy. Maybe for dinner one night?

German Apple Pancakes
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
2 apples, cored and sliced into pieces
6 eggs
1/4 cup, brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup milk

Directions:

1. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Sprinkle the tin and pan with sugar if making the apple pancakes. Set aside.
3. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. 
4. Toss the apples with the brown sugar and cinnamon.
5. Heat a skillet over medium heat. 
6. Melt 2 Tbsp butter and saute the apples for 10 minutes until caramelized.
7. Remove the apples from the stove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
8. Divide the caramelized apples to the muffin tin.
9. In a food processor, add the flour, salt, sugar, melted butter, eggs, and milk. Process the batter for 3 minutes.
10. Pour the batter over the apples. (Reserve 1/2 of the batter for the cheese version if desired.)
11. Place the pancakes in the oven and lower the heat to 400 degrees F.
12. Bake the muffins for 15 to 20 minutes. 
13. Remove the muffins and top with powder sugar, whip cream, or other desired toppings.

German Cheese pancake version:   (Must make this version)
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
6 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese

1. Spray a pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.  
3.  In a food processor, add the flour, salt, sugar, melted butter, eggs, and milk. Process the batter for 3 minutes.
4. Stir in the cheddar cheese to the batter.
5. Place the pancakes in the oven and lower the heat to 400 degrees F.
6. Bake the large pancake for 20 minutes.
7. Serve warm with no topping or a little more cheese sprinkled on top.

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart website.

Folds of goodness!

Did you already know...
-Pfannkuchen and eierkuchen means pancake in German.  
-Eierkuchen are normally served around lunch with applesauce. 
-The Dutch baby pancake is a version of the German pancake.