German Pancakes

This yummy hot breakfast has lots of names.  German pancakes, hootenannys, or, as my husband grew up calling it, "stuff in the oven."  Whatever you want to call it, it is delicious.  It is one of our favorite sweet breakfasts.  And it's quick and easy.

Here it is all puffed up and ready to be taken out of the oven.  Mmmm.

Ingredients:

9 eggs

1 1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 cup flour

1 1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 t. salt

4 T. butter

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.  Melt the butter and pour it into a 9x13 baking dish.  (I usually put it in the 9x13 in oven and let it melt while the oven heats.  Just keep an eye on it).  Mix together all the other ingredients until well blended.  Then pour the batter over the melted butter and bake for 20 minutes.  We serve ours with maple syrup.

Buttermilk Syrup

We just got back from our annual Memorial Day camping trip and this new syrup I tried was a successs! Of course everything tastes good when you are camping, and the calories don't count, right!

Buttermilk Syrup

1 1/2 C. white sugar
3/4 C. buttermilk (or sour milk)
1/2 C. butter (1 stick)
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. baking soda

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes then add 2 tsp. vanilla extract. Serve over pancakes, waffles, or french toast. Cool slightly if pouring into jar. (I doubled this for the camping trip.) Makes about 2 cups.

Cranberry Nut Bread

I have had this bread before made by my Grandma Yancey and had forgotten how yummy it was. So I got out the recipe and made some this morning. Yum!! It is so good and something different from the usual banana or pumpkin bread.

Cranberry Nut Bread

4 C. flour
2 C. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 C. orange juice
4 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. grated orange peel
2 eggs, well beaten
3 C. Fresh or frozen cranberries (12 oz bag), coarsely chopped
1 C. chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 loaf pans (I use the med size disposable pans). Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Stir in orange juice, oil, orange peel, and eggs. Mix until well blended. Chop cranberries (Mine were frozen and I threw them in the food processor for about 15 pulses and they were perfectly chopped). Add cranberries and nuts. Blend. Spread batter evenly into loaf pans. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely!

Cinnamon Syrup

This recipe was given to me by a friend and I hope she won't mind me sharing. This is so yummy on french toast or pancakes. I especially like it on pumpkin french toast or pumpkin pancakes because they usually have cinnamon in them as well.

1 C. Light Corn Syrup
½ tsp. Cinnamon
2 C. Sugar
½ C. Water
1 C. 2% milk

Bring to a boil the corn syrup, cinnamon, sugar and water. When it comes to a good rolling boil turn off heat. Add Milk and stir. Keep refrigerated. Makes 2 pints.

Pumpkin French Toast

I made this the other day and it was so yummy. I too love everything pumpkin and decided that this recipe needed to be shared.


4 eggs
1/2 C. milk
1/2 C. pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
8-10 slices bread (I use whole wheat)

In a bowl whisk all the ingredients together. Preheat a griddle to 360 degrees. Right before dipping the bread spread the griddle with a little bit of butter. Dip the bread in the egg mixture and place on griddle. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup or cinnamon syrup.

Baked Frech Toast with Berries

I had something similar to this while I was on scrapbooking retreat and thought it was great. Found a recipe when I got home and it was pretty tasty! Erika

1 8 oz loaf or 1/2 of a 1 lound loaf of French Bread, cut in 3/4 inch slices
2 slightly beaten eggs
2 C. milk
1/4 C. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
2/3 C. flour
1/3 C. packed light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 C. butter
1 C. fresh or frozen blueberries
1 C. sliced strawberries
Frozen whipped topping, thawed (optional)

Lightly greasea 3 qt. rectangular baking dish. Arrange bread sliced in baking dish.

In a large bowl stir together eggs, milk, granulted sugar and vanilla. Slowly pour over bread. Press lightly with the back of a large spoon to moisten bread. Cover and chill in refrigerator for 8 to 24 hours.

Combine cinnamon, flour, brown sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until pieces are the size of small peas. Cover; chill in refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Before baking sprinkle blueberries over bread; sprinkle flour mixture over berries. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 25-35 minutes or until a knife inserterd off center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes; top with berries and cool whip, Cut into squares. Makes 8 servings.