German Pancake

Nutrition Information

291 Calories
17g Carbohydrates
15g Protein
494mg Potassium
6g Fiber
4g Sugar

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup milk, warmed 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
  • Confectioners' sugar
  • Marinated Berries or Glazed Apples and Pears, recipes follow
  • Serving suggestion: Maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, and seeds scraped out with a knife and reserved
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, and seeds scraped out with a knife and reserved 
  • Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
  • Grated zest of 1/2 orange
  • 1 cup water 
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 pint raspberries
  • 1/2 pint blueberries, rinsed
  • 1/2 pint strawberries, rinsed, tops trimmed, halved or quartered, if large
  • 3 small Granny Smith apples or other tart baking apple (about 1 1/4 pounds)
  • 3 Bosc pears (about 1 1/4 pounds)
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • Grated zest of 2 oranges, plus their juice  
  • Two 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks
  • 2 tablespoons Calvados, Apple Jack, or brandy (optional)

Directions