Dessert, Er, Breakfast of the Week: German Pancake

This is an awesome recipe. Rather than standing over a stove for 20 minutes flipping pancakes, you pour this mix into a hot pan, stick it in the oven, and it bakes and contorts itself into a crazy shape while you sip your tea and listen to NPR (at least that's how I do it).


3 large eggs
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 milk (I used a mix of 2% and half and half)
1/4 salt (can omit if using salted butter)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 Tbsp butter
confectioners' sugar and fresh fruit


Set oven to 400. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Add milk, salt, and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Once oven is hot, add the butter to a large cast-iron skillet (I don't have one, so I use a 10 in glass pie plate) and transfer to oven until the butter melts. Remove from the oven and quickly pour the batter into the hot pant. Return to oven and bake until the pancake is puffy and golden brown (about 15 min). Top with fruit and sugar.