German Pancakes

From the kitchen of
The Reads
Washington, DC

German Pancakes

The most difficult part of this recipe is that you need to find 2 10"
non-stick frying pans that can go into the oven at 500 degrees. (Be
sure the handle doesn't melt). Preheat oven to 500 degrees and heat
two frying pans. While these are heating, make your batter.

Batter:

1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Fruit (Lucky Leaf Dutch Baked Apples are my favorite, but you can use
most fruits - the only one I've found that doesn't work well is fresh
strawberries) Bananas, blueberries, cherries, peaches, apples
(precooked) all work very well.
Powdered sugar
Fresh mint (for garnish)
Maple syrup

Mix first 5 batter ingredients and set aside. Once you have made the
batter, take the hot frying pan from the oven and place it on the
stove over medium heat. Melt one tablespoon butter and add the fruit.
Pour 1/2 of the batter over the fruit and put back in the oven. Bake
for 5 minutes on 500 degrees and then reduce heat to 350 degrees and
bake for 15-17 more minutes. Remove from heat, shake pan to loosen
from edges and turn out onto a serving plate. Cut into eight slices
like pizza and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish with fresh mint
and serve warm with maple syrup.