Pennsylvania Dutch Pancakes Recipes

DUTCH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs with a wire whisk in a large bowl. Add 1 3/4 cups flour and whisk until mixture is smooth. Whisk in 1 1/4 cups milk, sugar, and oil. Batter should be the consistency of buttermilk; add additional flour or milk if needed. Let batter stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Heat a small, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon butter and melt. Add 1/4 cup pancake batter and tilt pan to coat the bottom. Cook until pancake is nearly dry on top, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side until browned, about 2 minutes. Pancake may curl slightly and that is normal, but if it curls too much add more milk to remaining batter. Stack pancake on a plate and repeat to make remaining pancakes, adding remaining butter as needed.

PFANNKUCHEN - DUTCH PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spread butter over bottom and sides of an unheated 10" skillet.
• Sift flour and salt together.
• Beat eggs thoroughly; add flour alternatively with milk a little at a time.
• Beat until smooth and pour batter into prepared frying pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350F and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more.
• The pancake should puff up at the sides and be crisp and golden.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and lemon juice; roll up like an omelet.
• Serve on a hot platter.

PENNSYLVANIA-DUTCH POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Using coarse side of grater, grate potatoes into large bowl. Toss with lemon juice to coat well. Let stand 5 minutes; drain well. Add 1/4 cup melted butter, flour, onion, scallions, egg, salt, pep per, and baking powder to potatoes. Stir to mix well. In 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil and remaining butter. Working in batches of 3-4 pancakes, add potato mix in heaping tablespoons to skillet. Using tines of fork, flatten each portion into very thin round pancakes, about 2 1/2 inches thick. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

AMISH POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, place 1/2 cup potatoes, onion, eggs, flour, parsley, baking powder, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and nutmeg. Process until smooth. Add remaining potatoes and pulse until chopped (two to three times). Pour by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot well-oiled skillet or griddle. Fry over medium heat until golden on both sides.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNY CAKES

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup sugar, cocoa, water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat to the boiling point, but do not boil. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 1/2 cup sugar and butter. Beat in eggs. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; mix into the creamed mixture. Divide batter into the pastry shells. Pour 1/3 of the cocoa mixture on top of the cake batter in each pastry shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or till cake is done.

DUTCH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Set a 10" heavy skillet with heat resistant handle over moderately low heat.
• Melt butter in skillet; tilt skillet to coat sides and bottom.
• Sift together flour, sugar and salt.
• Beat eggs and milk together.
• Stirring constantly, blend the egg mixture into flour mixture.
• Quickly pour batter into hot skillet.
• cook 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
• Place skillet in oven and bake about 10 minutes or until the pancake is a light golden brown and top spings back when lightly touched at center.
• Remove to warm platter. Sift confectioner's sugar over top (I buttered heavily first, then sifted confectioner's sugar over it. The butter melted and created a sort of sugary paste with the confectioner's sugar - yum!).
• Serve at once with lemon wedges (I never did!).