German Pancakes,
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"Eierkuchen" - German Pancakes
Growing up with a German mother, we were spoiled each Saturday with these crepes. Yes, they are really more like a thick puffy crepe, than the traditional American pancake. Since you typically make one at a time, my Mom couldn't make them fast enough to meet our hungry demands.
Typical with family recipes, there is no real recipe for our family's version of Eierkuchen. So after watching my mom, referring to several German cook books, and many tests in the kitchen, I feel comfortable publishing the following recipe. Enjoy!
Eierkuchen Recipe
Makes 5-6 Eierkuchen (when using a 10" pan)
Mix all ingredients below in a bowl:
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 TB white sugar
- 3 1/2 cups milk
Over medium heat:
Heat non-stick pan, add a 1 TB butter (wait until hot)
Spoon in 2 ladels full of mix into the heated pan.
Wait until the mix starts to bubble in the pan and the edges look a little brown
Flip with spatula
Wait about 2-3 minutes and peek at bottom to make sure its turning a golden brown.
Then flip onto a plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Other topping options: maple syrup, marmalade, add swiss cheese & ham and melt on top before removing from pan
Optional to add to top of Eierkucken before flipping: sauteed sliced, peeled apples (personal favorite and my Omi's recipe)
Delicious - I promise!
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These are excellent. Much better than buttermilk pancakes in my opinion.
My German mother-in-law makes speck fankuchen, which is basically the same thing but with 2 strips of bacon cooked into the pancake. I'm not sure if your recipe is the same one she uses for the pancakes, but it sounds very similar. At any rate, this is one of my favorite dishes, and my wife- bless her heart - just can't compete. Thanks for posting!
As a child I would visit my reatives in Germany every summer. I have fond memories of these EierKucken topped with applesauce and powdered sugar!
Thank You for posting this recipe, I have been looking for it and now I can share this with my children.
Thanks for the recipe! I am making it this morning and so far it smells really good! Looks to be yummy.
After making them they are awesome! I would recommend making a bit more batter than expected. It took a few batches to get the pan the right temp and the cook cooking them consistantly. It also would help to have 2-3 pans going if you have a large croud. Each one takes a while to make so feeding a large group was challenging with one pan.
I love eierkuchen and was lucky enough to have a German mother who had perfected the recipe! I like them thinner than your recipe calls for it though. I use one ladel full and spread the batter all over the bottom of the pan by lifting up the pan and moving it in a circular motion. I use Dr. Oetker vanilla powder instead of vanilla extra, it is so much better than then the extract. You can find it at Cost Plus. :) My favorite topping is regular white sugar inside and out!! My husband ruins it with butter and rasberry preserves inside (haha). It does taste pretty good that way! Everyone I make Eierkuchen for absolutely loves it! Glad to see there are many of us enjoying this delicious German pancake!! Claudia :)
That is great have already copied and placed in my recipe book.
Thank you
I too had grown up with these pancakes and changed it over the years to have it more like a traditional crepe. By the time I figured out that I was wrong in messing with the receipe, I had forgotten the original! I think you came close and I thank you for that. Danke, Janet
I was wondering if you ever heard of smawn, smaun or smon. I am not sure how to spell it. My grandmother was German and she and my mother used to make smawn alot for breakfast. Basically is pancake mix, the whole entire mix is put into a pan and you keep shop it up until its done like pancakes. Comes out in little bitesize bits. It taste so different than pancakes made this way. I was just wondering where this stuff originated from and has anyone heard of it. Thanks, Pam
Hi Pam,
This sounds a lot like Kaisershmarn which is something I have had in Austria. It is like Eierkichen (german pancake), but chopped up and sered with warm applesause and raisins - and to be really decadant you can serve it with whipped cream. I haven't seen the mix you mention, but would recommend my recipe and then chop it up. Good luck!
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glassvisage says:
2 years ago
I love Germany and I love pancakes. You should get a picture on here!