Best 7 German Pancakes From The Mennonite Treasury Of Recipes

MENNONITE GERMAN PANCAKES

Steps:

• If you make more than one pancake, make each one individually.
• Stir with a fork only leaving lumps in batter.
• Pour into a metal cake pan that has about 1 1/2 tablespoon butter or margarine melted into it. (I like to use metal cake pans with completely vertical sides as it works better than glass pans.).
• Bake at 350 degrees about 15-20 minutes. I sometimes bake them slightly longer until the puffs are golden brown.
• Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. You may eat it this way or top with the wonderful strawberry freezer jam, warmed up, like we do at our house. Serve warm.

GERMAN PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, sugar, milk, vanilla, and butter. Whisk in the flour to make a smooth batter. Set aside.
• Heat a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and brush the inside with the shortening. Pour in the batter and bake for 15 minutes.
• Lower the oven to 350 degrees F. and continue baking until puffed and golden brown, about 13 to 15 minutes more. Run a knife around the edge of the skillet. Sift the confectioners' sugar over the pancake. Serve immediately in the skillet with maple syrup, marinated berries, or glazed apples and pears.
• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, citrus zests, and water. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer very gently until syrupy, about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the citrus juices. Combine the berries in a bowl. Strain the warm syrup over the berries and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. Serve.
• Peel, core, and cut both the apples and pears into 3/4-inch wedges. In a medium bowl, toss the fruit with the lemon juice.
• Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the sugar, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add the fruit, increase the heat to medium-high, and cook, shaking the pan frequently, until glazed, about 10 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the orange juice, and cook until the fruit is easily pierced with a paring knife, about 1 minute more. If desired, add the Calvados. If cooking on a gas burner, carefully tip the pan toward the flame to flambe the alcohol; if cooking over an electric element, hold a long match near the mixture. Swirl the pan over the heat until the flame subsides. Serve warm.

MINI GERMAN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Blend first five ingredients in a blender. Be sure to smooth out any flour lumps.
• Blend in butter a little at a time.
• Grease muffin tins well and fill slightly less than half-full.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top. The crater will form on its own.
• Add your favorite toppings and a sprinkling of powdered sugar.

CREAM OF WHEAT PUDDING (FROM THE MENNONITE TREASURY OF RECIPES)

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until foamy.
• Add 2 tbsp sugar and continue beating until meringue stands in soft peaks and then set aside.
• Heat milk and salt to a full boil, slowly sprinkle in cream of wheat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Beat sugar and egg yolks and very slowly add to hot mixture.
• Continue cooking on low heat for 3 minutes longer.
• Lastly, fold hot mixture into meringue and add vanilla.
• Pour into serving dishes and cool.
• Serve with custard sauce or fruit sauce.

GERMAN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix everything and let rest for about 5-10 minutes.
• Heat a little vegetable oil in a fry pan.
• Pour about 1/2 cup of batter in the pan and fry until golden brown on each side.
• Serve warm or cold with jelly or any kind of preserve you like.
• Also good just sprinkled with a little powdered sugar.

ROLL KUCHEN (FROM THE MENNONITE TREASURY OF RECIPES)

Steps:

• Beat eggs well.
• Put into a 1 cup measuring cup and fill with milk. (This may end up being more or less than the 3/4 cup listed in the ingredients.)
• Add to remaining ingredients and mix to combine.
• Roll out very thin and cut into strips.
• Cut again so that pieces are approximately 1 inch long by 3 inches wide.
• Cut a slit in the middle and pull one end through to knot it.
• Fry four to six at a time, in deep hot fat until golden brown.
• Serve with Watermelon!
• A Mennonite summer tradition!

MINI GERMAN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Blend first six ingredients (milk through orange zest) in a blender. Be careful to see that any flour clumps get well-blended.
• Blend in butter a little at a time in order to temper the eggs.
• Grease muffin tins well and distribute batter evenly between 18-24 tins. Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top.
• Served with your favorite toppings.
• Strawberry Sauce:.
• In a large sauce pan, combine the strawberries, sugar, and extract. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 1 minute and remove from heat.
• Allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes so it is just warm. Place 1 1/2 cups of the mixture from the sauce pan in a blender. This is where you need to be careful. Don't put the lid on the top all the way. Leave it cracked or the steam from the strawberries could cause an explosion. If you have an immersion blender, feel free to use that and no chance of an explosion. Blend until smooth and stir back into the remaining strawberry mixture in the pan.
• Serve over the mini pancakes and enjoy!