Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Popeye Pancakes

or Hercules Pancakes - depending on who your kids would know. I believe these are also called German Pancakes but I grew up knowing them as Popeye's. In this picture they are topped with apricot syrup and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

Preheat oven to 400 and while it is preheating and you are mixing the ingredients, put the pan in the oven with 1/2 cube of butter on it to melt. *Be careful though, don't leave it to long, you don't want to start with burnt butter.

4 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar

Mix all ingredients with a mixer, it will be very runny. Spread melted margarine all over the pan and pour the mixture in. Bake for 20-25 minutes until all puffed up and lightly browned on the top. After removing from oven (as they cool the big bubbles will fall flat), top with jam or syrup and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Tip: These measurements make a very light and thin version of the pancake. Because my kids weren't getting enough in one pan I 1 1/2 times the recipe and still bake in the same baking sheet. (6 eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 cup milk, 1/3 cup sugar)

3 comments:

Cami Sue said...

I'm glad you posted these. I really liked these growing up but didn't have the recipe. This is a recipe I'm definitely going to try. I think I might try the original recipe you had and put it in a smaller cookie sheet since there are just 2 of us. Thanks for the recipes. My book is getting bigger and bigger all the time.

JT42 said...

these are a favorite at our house too! we put ours in the broiling pan (of course not using the top) and let them rise "like mountains" as the kids say. yummmm! i'm getting hungry now ;)

KJBBBG said...

I haven't had these in years. I love you toppings. Makes me that I want to make them for my kids. Don't think I ever have yet.