German Pancakes

This treasure is not only easy to make but tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen!  I was given this recipe by one of my German neighbors while living in Deutschhof, Germany.  She would serve it with the buttermilk recipe below, fresh fruit, or orange marmalade.  Anyway you choose to serve it, I know it will soon be one of your favorite "go to" recipes! 

German Pancakes with Buttermilk Sauce- serves 8

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon good vanilla
• Dash of cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Buttermilk Syrup

• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup buttermilk*
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Confectioners' sugar

*If you don’t have buttermilk, measure out ¾ cup of regular milk and add 1 tablespoon vinegar. Let set for 5 minutes before adding to saucepan

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

• In a blender, combine the first 7 ingredients; cover and process until smooth.
• Pour the melted butter into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; add the batter. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes.
• While pancake is baking, in a small saucepan, combine the first five syrup ingredients; bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Dust pancake with confectioners' sugar; serve immediately with the syrup. Yield: 8 servings (about 2 cups syrup).