German Oven Pancake

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Enjoying a hot breakfast while camping always starts our day off right.  And this recipe for a German Oven Pancake is surprisingly easy to make on a camping trip.

I got tired of the same old camping breakfasts, and so on a recent camping trip I took along a recipe card for German Oven Pancakes.  I’ve never even had German Oven Pancakes, so I had no idea what to expect.  But it seemed easy, and doable.

How I made German Oven Pancakes on a camping trip

Before we left, I mixed the ingredients and put them into a ziplock bag.  It wasn’t on my menu until the final day, so it sat in the cooler for two days.  By then, the ingredients separated and looked awful, but after shaking the bag, everything mixed back together just fine.  For this particular camping trip, I had an outdoor campstove to cook with.  But I think this will work just as well over an evenly-made campfire.

I melted the butter in a cast iron skillet, then poured in the mix I’d prepared at home.

The batter fills the pan. At first it sizzled and bubbled. And it smelled amazing.

As it cooked, the pancake rose and looked almost cake-like.

When it turned brown on the edges, I proclaimed it done. Now what?

I’ve never made german pancakes before, but it bubbled up perfectly and turned out pretty much just like the photo on the original recipe post from The Recipe Critic (found via Pinterest).  I added fresh strawberries and powdered sugar.  Supreme.

This may be the best camping breakfast we’ve ever had. I served it with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries, and our camping tradition of lil’ smokies.

German Oven Pancake for camping

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 5 Cooking Time: 12 12

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

( 1 voted )

Ingredients

• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons melted butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon of salt

Toppings - whatever you like best!

• Strawberries or other berries
• Peaches & cinnamon
• Powdered sugar
• Syrup
• Peanut Butter
• Jam
• Cinnamon & Sugar

Instructions

1. Before you go camping, whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter, salt and sugar. Add the flour and stir until incorporated being careful not to overmix.  Pour mix into a ziptop bag and seal tightly.  I recommend adding another ziptop bag just in case it leaks.  Place into cooler with ice.
2. At your campsite, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 9 or 11 inch cast iron skillet or dutch oven. Massage the ziptop bag of batter to remix the ingredients, then pour the batter into a skillet and bake on a campstove set to medium or over a "medium" fire (the initial whoosh of flames has calmed and the fire is evenly hot) for 12-18 minutes or just until the edges start to brown.
3. Top with desired toppings.

Notes

Will serve 2-4 adults, or 2 adults and 2-4 kids.

**A big note: I’m not a chef or even a great cook.  I find recipes and adapt them to camping, but every campfire is different.  If you think you have a better way of doing something, do it!  After all, camping with kids is allllll about adapting and being flexible!