German Pancakes

aka Special Pancakes (in this household)

2T butter (many recipes call for 6 T, but you don't need that much!)
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
6 eggs
1/2 tsp salt

Place butter in 9x13 pan to melt while you preheat the oven to 400. Put flour, milk, eggs, and salt in blender and blend. When butter is melted, remove pan from oven and pour the egg mixture in. Bake, uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until puffy and golden.

We have this about 3 times a week, so we have a lot of variations:

Chocolate German pancakes: Add 2 T cocoa and 1/4 sugar. This is delicious with fresh strawberries!

Apple German pancakes: Slice up an apple and put them in the pan while the butter is melting. Let them sizzle and cook for awhile, then pour the batter over. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top.

Berry German Pancakes: Scatter fresh or frozen blueberries or strawberries on top of the batter (good use for slightly freezer burned berries!).

Savory : Sprinkle shredded cheese and diced ham on top of the batter