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This recipe comes from The Essential New York Times Cookbook, and appeared in the Times in 1966. Forty years later, readers are still making the pancake with no less bliss. What keeps cooks faithful to one recipe is often some confluence of ease and surprise. Eyre's pancake possesses both. A batter of flour, milk, eggs, and nutmeg is blended together, then poured into a hot skillet filled with butter and baked. Anyone confused? I didn't think so. The surprise comes at the end, when you open the oven door to find a poufy, toasted, utterly delectable-looking pancake. It soon collapses as you shower it with confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, slice it up and devour it. It's sweet and tart, not quite a pancake and not quite a crepe. But lovable all the same. Cooking Notes: Don't overmix the batter, or the pancake will be tough - a few lumps are fine. This is the moment to call your well-seasoned iron skillet into service.
This recipe comes from The Essential New York Times Cookbook, and appeared in the Times in 1966. Forty years later, readers are still making the pancake with no less bliss. What keeps cooks faithful to one recipe is often some confluence of ease and surprise. Eyre's pancake possesses both. A batter of flour, milk, eggs, and nutmeg is blended together, then poured into a hot skillet filled with butter and baked. Anyone confused? I didn't think so. The surprise comes at the end, when you open the oven door to find a poufy, toasted, utterly delectable-looking pancake. It soon collapses as you shower it with confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, slice it up and devour it. It's sweet and tart, not quite a pancake and not quite a crepe. But lovable all the same. Cooking Notes: Don't overmix the batter, or the pancake will be tough - a few lumps are fine. This is the moment to call your well-seasoned iron skillet into service.
From our friends at Food52.com, whose weekly recipe contests we've been featuring on HuffPost Food, comes this great collection of indulgent and comforting breakfast recipes.
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David Eyre's Pancake is a spin off of an old swedish oven pancake recipe. (has been made in the swedish side of my family for decades before that book they mentioned was published.) kinda sad someone took credit for it and names it after himself.
NicholasGrillo: David Eyre's Pancake is a spin off of an old
I eat the same thing every single morning for breakfast so none of these would do. BUT each and every one looks so fabulous! Half would be the perfect lunch or even dinner and the other half incredible desserts. Ah, yes, comfort food, indeed! Delicious!
hp_blogger_Jamie Schler: I eat the same thing every single morning for breakfast
I made the pancake but it didn't puff. The recipe called for 12'' skillet, I think 10" would be better. Alton Brown's recipe for "Dutch Babies" called for a 10" skillet. I might try it again with the smaller skillet and AB's recipe.
RationalCaliGirl: I made the pancake but it didn't puff. The recipe
I started making these years ago with great success. Recently I tried them out again and kept ending up with these flat, chewy things that I could barely bring myself to eat. After much consternation, I finally realized that I was trying to scrimp on the butter in the pan. You can't scrimp on the butter. Also, make sure the pan is oven hot before pouring in the batter. I've been mixing in a blender but I will try whisking to see if I get better results. Done right, these are addictive!! We call them "Dutch Babies" at our house.
cityhix: I started making these years ago with great success. Recently
For number 19, "egg in the nest"
FIE I say!
A decent rye bread makes them splendidly...and the larger slices can sport TWO eggs.
Don'r forget to cook them in butter, and to toast the center with the rest of the bread in the pan!
Truly simple...and truly terrific!
Lisa_Shields: For number 19, "egg in the nest" FIE I say!
David Eyre's Pancake is actually called a pannekoeken. It is a old dutch pancake. They are popular here in Minnesota and served with lemon and powdered sugar.
hutchman: David Eyre's Pancake is actually called a pannekoeken. It is
I like to serve them with preserved lingon berries or a tart cherry preserve, but I leave the .nutmeg out -- not real fond of the taste of it. I use some ground cardamom instead
SusanElizabeth1949: I like to serve them with preserved lingon berries or
Mothering taught me that three beaten eggs would soak into two slices of bread, if encouraged, which made great, very puffy French toast. Dust with cinnamon and let the child add syrup. They never knew how many eggs they've eaten.
Also, great pancake batter can be made with a cup of cottage cheese, three eggs (blended together with a stick blender or mixer--God forbid they find white lumps), a cup of whole wheat flour mixed with a teaspoon of baking powder, then all mixed together with whatever milk is needed to make a pancake consistency.
No sense giving them all starch when they can get a little nutrition with their syrup.
owiseone: Mothering taught me that three beaten eggs would soak into
This pancake reminds me of the Dutch babies my grandmother used to make! She won't give me the recipe, but this is the closest I've gotten, so it shot to the top of my list of best weekend breakfasts.
I have never quite understood the not sharing of how to make something. It is a compliment if someone likes something you make that much you want to try and do it yourself.
ljkcan: I have never quite understood the not sharing of how
I don't understand it either! My sister in law was an amazing cook. She died leaving no money, but a slew of recipes her children won't share or make for family gatherings. If I have a recipe, I share it. Even my locally 'famous' tamale recipe. I think I've pissed them off recreating their mother's bean pie recipe and sharing it. Ah, well. They lost the bean pie recipe anyway. Maybe they'll appreciate my sharing now?
SuzeH: I don't understand it either! My sister in law was
My mom made wonderful fudge macaroons and when she died, my sisters and I realized none of us had the recipe anymore. Fortunately, I'd given it to a junior high best friend and she submitted it to a fundraising cookbook for our school some 20 years later -- so it came back to us.
On the other hand, it took me 3 weeks to figure out the knitting pattern to finish Mom's last afghan.
MJinCanada: Good point. My mom made wonderful fudge macaroons and when
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First Posted: 01/22/11 03:30 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET