Easy PANCAKE Recipes - GERMAN vs AMERICAN! (Which one is better?)

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • We wanted to cook some of our childhood pancake recipes! We compare a German-style pfannkuchen to an American-style pancake, making some mistakes along the way. What do pancakes look and taste like in your country? #Pfannkuchen #Pancakes #FluffyPancakes
    German Pancake Ingredients:
    200g Flour (1.6 cups)
    375 ml Milk (1.6 cups)
    1 Egg
    Pinch of Salt
    30 ml of Sparkling Water (2.5 tbsp.)
    American Pancake Ingredients:
    320g Flour (2.5 cups)
    420ml Milk (1 3/4 cup)
    60g Melted Unsalted Butter (1/4 cup)
    1 Large Egg
    50g Sugar (1/4 cups)
    1 packet of Vanilla Sugar (germany) or 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
    15g (1 packet) Baking Powder (3 tsp)
    1/2 tsp Baking Soda
    1/2 tsp Salt
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 - German Pfannkuchen vs American Pancakes
    00:05 - Supermarket Shopping in Germany
    00:25 - Pancake Cook-Off
    01:05 - German-Style Pfannkuchen Recipe
    02:41 - American-Style Pancake Recipe
    05:17 - Deana Cooking
    05:49 - Phil Cooking
    08:04 - Fixing Phil's Pfannkuchen...
    09:22 - German Pfannkuchen Toppings
    09:59 - American Pancake Toppings
    10:47 - Taste Test

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  • @DeanaandPhil
    @DeanaandPhil  11 місяців тому +7

    What is your favorite style of pancake?? If you enjoyed this video, you may like: MUST EAT GERMAN CAKES! (ua-cam.com/video/RjBY03AbH4k/v-deo.html ) or HEIDELBERG GERMANY TOUR (ua-cam.com/video/2Cm1wK3TMIQ/v-deo.html )

  • @kyihsin2917
    @kyihsin2917 11 місяців тому +3

    You can get the effect of double-acting baking powder by combining cream of tartar (Weinstein) with single-acting baking powder. Sometimes you do see Weinsteinbackpulver in German supermarkets, and that's double-acting.

  • @klaus2t703
    @klaus2t703 11 місяців тому +18

    German here. When I eat Pfannkuchen I always play around with the toppings: Nutella, cinnamon, fruit yoghurt, apple sauce, cherry or plum compote and so on. I like the variety. But you also may use marmelade, honey, maple sirup, nuts, icecream, chocolate (sauce)....

  • @user-vi6px2uo2w
    @user-vi6px2uo2w 11 місяців тому +31

    Being American and having been raised in a very German family along with a three year tour on Ramstein Flugplatz I've had both in my lifetime and have to agree that both are very good depending on mood.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  11 місяців тому +2

      YESSS! - Sometimes both during one meal isn't a bad idea!

    • @dasmaurerle4347
      @dasmaurerle4347 11 місяців тому +1

      Spot on. They're both delicious. An American pancake with maple sirup and some berries is mindblowing. But so is a German Pfannekuchen with a mushroom-cream sauce. It's stupid to make a competition. They are very different dishes, after all.
      Yummie!😂❤

  • @sluggo206
    @sluggo206 11 місяців тому +3

    Some couples talk about gardens and houses. Deana and Phil talk about pancakes.

  • @judybrunton8152
    @judybrunton8152 11 місяців тому +2

    I grew up on the American style since I live in Canada, but when I was in Germany for 3 weeks last summer (visiting my best friend), I fell in love with the German style - and savory all the way with them - YUMMY. We have the pancakes I am used to for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner as well.

  • @Schmeu4ever
    @Schmeu4ever 11 місяців тому +3

    Bei uns in Mittelfranken isst man meistens Pfannkuchen; auch genannt "Pfannakoung" mit Erdbeermarmelade, Zimt und Zucker oder Apfelmus. Manche essen sie auch herzhaft mit Schinken und Käse. Ich mag die deutschen und auch die amerikanischen gleich gerne, kommt immer drauf an, auf welche man Lust hat.

  • @trudywhite5139
    @trudywhite5139 11 місяців тому +5

    English pancakes with lemon and sugar can't be beaten 😋

  • @ytstigto
    @ytstigto 11 місяців тому +2

    I'm from the (north) west of Norway (Sunnmøre), we have both french-style pancakes, or crepes, and something resembling American pancakes, called "svele", made with Kefir or other soured milk, and leavened with ammonium carbonate (called "hornsalt" in Norwegian). The svele is served as a dessert either with jam or with "brunost" which is a whey product resembling cheese.

  • @brigittebenjamin9528
    @brigittebenjamin9528 11 місяців тому +3

    Cinnamon, brown sugar with squeeze of lemon...the best

  • @dianaaspegren8909
    @dianaaspegren8909 11 місяців тому +11

    Swedish here. Our pancakes are flat like the German one. But we eat it with either sugar or whipped cream and jam

    • @christiansvegenius3607
      @christiansvegenius3607 11 місяців тому

      Yes but we don’t have soda water in ours. I never have whipped cream on my pancakes, just jam or sugar.

  • @martinklaus2203
    @martinklaus2203 10 місяців тому +1

    My mom and grandmother would peel green apples and slice them thick. Regular granulated sugar thinly covered the pan, and in went all of the apples (covered the bottom of the pan). Then the batter went in on top of the apples and sugar. The batter was thicker than yours. After the sugar and apple caramelized, and the batter stiffened, they flipped it. After plating they sprinkled a bit more sugar and cinnamon on top. Delicious. My mom was from Dusseldorf.

  • @andreadee1567
    @andreadee1567 11 місяців тому +9

    Thanks for the recipe für American pancakes. I always wanted to cook them and I love maple syrup. 👍👍👍
    I think nearly every family in Germany has their own pancake recipe. Mine is like Phils, an apple pancake but the dough is slightly thicker (I take less milk if I add water) and I add much more apples instead of apple sauce. A little bit of butter in the pan is a must.
    Give a little bit more dough into the pan and take it off the heat/stove. I take much more Appleslices (peeled) and press them a little bit. Heat it again and turn it carefully 🙃. Now the most important thing is: The apples should get a little bit of brown color. Let them caramelize but not burn. Now the apples are soft. If it is not sweet enough, spread the sugar after cooking, and if you like, add a little cinnamon to the sugar first. Then you have the taste of brown butter, the apples can be a little sour, and the sweet topping. 😋

  • @gkjsooley
    @gkjsooley 11 місяців тому +1

    Canadian here - nice to see our maple syrup in Germany! The pancakes I grew up with were pretty much the same as those that Deanna made. Schöne Grüße aus Ottawa. 🇨🇦

  • @vatraveler2704
    @vatraveler2704 11 місяців тому +6

    I am not a traditional pancake person, although I do prepare crepes once in a while. However, I am a big fan of German Potato Pancakes. My wife's family loves those and I prepare those whenever we visit together. My wife prepares apple sauce from real apples (not from the jar) and that is a delicious meal.

  • @arhodsden
    @arhodsden 11 місяців тому +2

    I am from Vermont, USA. More familiar with a version similar to Deana. I also prefer mine with blueberries cooked in the batter. To get a nice balance, you sprinkle the blueberries on after you put the batter in the pan, rather than mix it in with the batter. And also being from Vermont, real maple syrup is a where it's at. Often I do like a small amount of butter on the hot cake as well. I am very familiar with applesauce on pancakes or even waffles though! So good! I am a preschool teacher of three year olds and serve pancakes and waffles to them with applesauce rather than syrup (the school only serves the fake syrup--bleck!) what Phil made looks more like the crepes I know, which we have usually with strawberries, maybe some nutella, and whipped cream and usually on Valentine's Day for some reason--probably because of the chocolate and strawberries.

  • @rureal7742
    @rureal7742 11 місяців тому +5

    I like the idea of less ingredients and less/no sugar in the pancake batter though fresh fruit added in the cooking process. Yum. Great job on both and Deana can work in an American and German pancake shop

  • @aliasalias7141
    @aliasalias7141 11 місяців тому +6

    South of Europe. My family used to do it German style, but a bit thicker. Rolled up with sugar and cinnamon and a lil bit of sugar in the batter. They were a rare dessert food. Not breakfast. Nowadays though when you get pancakes in any brunch place or cafe that started selling them in the last 10 years, it is american style. But I do not think we do them well. They tend to be drier (you /need/ a drink). I prefer the version I grew up with or a basic thin crepe with ice cream and strawberries. BUT the US ones ARE MUCH prettier. At home I often do "healthy" american pancake style (basically banana, oat flour, egg, stacked up with yogurt and blueberry) for breakfast.

  • @jillblahnik4439
    @jillblahnik4439 11 місяців тому +2

    i'm from the US and grew up eating pancakes. i like them with lots of fruit cooked in them. i have also had the german style pancake and also like those. i agree, they are very different. you could eat them together like Phil said, one for a hearty dish and one for dessert.

  • @notbanksy2977
    @notbanksy2977 11 місяців тому +11

    Team German Pancake, i love to roll them up with some sugar inside or some homemade jam.

    • @nelerhabarber5602
      @nelerhabarber5602 11 місяців тому +1

      Same here from Austria, and in the summer sometimes we put vanilla icecream, grated hazelnuts, chocolate sauce inside and whipped cream ooutside on the top!

    • @notbanksy2977
      @notbanksy2977 10 місяців тому +1

      @@nelerhabarber5602 Ice Cream sounds nice, gonna try it.

  • @TipsyTofuTravels
    @TipsyTofuTravels 10 місяців тому +3

    I feel like UK pancakes are very similar to the German ones, however I’ve never heard of putting apple sauce on! We eat apple sauce with roast dinners and Christmas dinners!
    UK pancakes are usually crepes with sugar and lemon on top or nutella. New to the scene is Biscoff. Have you guys tried this?
    American pancakes are just perfection aren’t they! Maple syrup and blueberries are great!
    We just went to Alberta and we had fluffy pancakes with Saskatoon berries and all Canadian maple!
    I also find it’s often hard to find decent maple syrup that North Americans approve of in the UK, but I found some in Lidl in all places last week.

  • @bjoern0975
    @bjoern0975 11 місяців тому +1

    When I grew up, in my family (German) pancakes were a typical Friday lunch dish. We would either have the hearty and savory version with for example ham, salami, or apples baked in, or the sweet version with for example sugar and cinnamon, strawberry jam, or Rübenkraut (sugar cane syrup) on top. Another version were smaller ones (size like the American pancakes) with cooked noodles baked inside of them, then topped with sugar and cinnamon. Those were called "Nudelplätzchen".

  • @ramoneortiz
    @ramoneortiz 11 місяців тому +4

    My wife and I are Keto, so we don’t eat pancakes, but we always enjoy watching your videos.

  • @user-gy2xe1yb8r
    @user-gy2xe1yb8r 11 місяців тому +1

    LOL! I was thinking the same thing as Deana said "Who's cleaning the kitchen up"

  • @eileenhildreth8355
    @eileenhildreth8355 11 місяців тому +2

    English pancakes, like the German ones .sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice and roll them up. Delicious

  • @Reani71
    @Reani71 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm German and my mum often made Pfannkuchen when I was a kid. In our household it was common to roll up the standard Pfannkuchen with a slice of ham. We never ate it with apple sauce though, that's how we had our Reibekuchen. And I wonder why you didn't peel the apple before you sliced it, we always peeled it.
    And another tip for the turning part: slide it out of the pan on a plate, then take a second plate on top, switch it and then slide it back into the pan.

  • @Tam-te5nh
    @Tam-te5nh 11 місяців тому +5

    Test pancakes are definitely a thing! I usually make just a tiny one, but I do that every single time. 😁

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  11 місяців тому +1

      Sometimes, we just want a little snack while cooking!

  • @texasgirl75
    @texasgirl75 11 місяців тому +3

    AMERICA BABYYYY!!!!!! Come thru DEANNA!!!!!

  • @birgitwiley5540
    @birgitwiley5540 11 місяців тому +1

    Oh my god … I laught so hard at the pancake flip of Phil😅

  • @pinchen3479
    @pinchen3479 11 місяців тому +2

    I am from Germany, we sprinkled the pancake with sugar. I live in Idaho now. I prefer the German one.

  • @rickgarms7656
    @rickgarms7656 11 місяців тому +1

    13:32 Deanna, "This is why we can't have nice things." 🤣My Mom (in TX) would say that every time we kiddos broke or damaged anything during play. Between American style pancakes, French style crepes or Belgian style waffles...My vote is on the waffles because they allow you to load up the toppings without so much spillage. My personal fave is sliced banana, chopped roasted pecans and maple syrup. Yummy, or as we say in the South .. 'Larapin'. Hahaha cheers youze guys.

  • @alarahalbach8665
    @alarahalbach8665 11 місяців тому +5

    I'm Team Deana!😂

  • @berndkressin1516
    @berndkressin1516 11 місяців тому +1

    In Deutschland ist der süße Pfannkuchen sehr beliebt!
    Vor allem mit Apfelmus aber auch mit Nutella oder einer leckeren Marmelade!
    Aber auch der herbe Pfannkuchen ist sehr lecker mit Schinken, Zwiebeln oder kleinen Salamistückchen und Käse!
    Ich liebe sie beide!👍😋🇩🇪🇺🇲
    Grüße aus Ratingen!👋

  • @ReyOfLight
    @ReyOfLight 11 місяців тому +4

    I'm Swedish and we have thin pancakes here that are similar to the German ones. We also have a version cooked in the oven which is made from a similar batter but then baked in oven in a casserole dish and like the thin pancakes it can be either sweet or savory. I mostly make the oven pancake because it's less effort to just toss it into the oven compared to frying individual pancakes, and I also often add some fried bacon to the batter before putting it into the oven

  • @keilarb55
    @keilarb55 3 місяці тому

    I love your videos guys. Love Phil sense of humor and Deana's kind and sweet demeanor.

  • @ramaru303
    @ramaru303 11 місяців тому +2

    I'm German but spent quite a lot of time in the US (Derby, KS and Greer SC) I know the difference between both, because i had em both a lot. whenever I'm in Germany I crave the US Pancakes (and american and mexican food in general) and vice versa when in the US 😅 😵‍💫the grass is always greener on the otherside 🙃

  • @HenryDorset
    @HenryDorset 11 місяців тому +9

    Bei uns am Niederrhein gabs immer Apfelpfannekuchen, aber nicht so dünn und die Apfelspalten (auch nicht so dünn) sofort mit rein dicht gedrängt rund herum, so dass die nach dem Wenden auch etwas karamelisieren. Kindheitserinnerungen … 😀

    • @MichaelSpeier
      @MichaelSpeier 11 місяців тому +1

      Kenne ich auch so (komme aus Köln)

  • @erbearthgarden3658
    @erbearthgarden3658 11 місяців тому +12

    I cannot wait for my trip to Germany! I love watching you both.

  • @lancejensen-nl6dm
    @lancejensen-nl6dm 11 місяців тому +1

    Love the friendly marital competition. Cultures are all different for the most part. In the end we are all human and should experience and appreciate. Keep up the great content!

    • @lancejensen-nl6dm
      @lancejensen-nl6dm 11 місяців тому

      Oh btw I'm in Texas USA. Pancakes and waffles are kinda split but in Texas we have Waffle House which is pretty awesome!

  • @HarrisonThrowing
    @HarrisonThrowing 10 місяців тому +1

    So, I am being raised in America which I always have been... although my Oma comes to cook pancakes for me, and they sometimes look like the pancakes from Germany or the pancakes from America. I personally like the German Pfankuches much better. As Deana said, she likes the Pfankuches better as a savory dish and I agree!

  • @bkm2797
    @bkm2797 11 місяців тому +1

    As an American born in the South, we had regular pancakes with butter and syrup, but on special occasions we made them with blueberries, butter and Smuckers Blueberry syrup. I've never had German pancakes, Swedish with lingonberry preserves yes, so I will have to give it a go. Have to say though the German pancakes remind me of a crepe, and the Swedish is like a small crepe. Thanks guys!

  • @Al69BfR
    @Al69BfR 11 місяців тому +1

    Palatschinken! Mmmmh 🤤 But we ate them most of the time with sugar & cinnamon or strawberry marmelade. Then we rolled them up like a wrap and cut them into mouth fitting pieces.
    And for the apple pancakes, my mom made so called „Apfelküchle“ (small apple cakes) but with the pieces of apple already in the batter. And afaik the recipe is a little bit different. But they were also the best with sugar & cinnamon.

  • @uebelgunne
    @uebelgunne 11 місяців тому +2

    In our region, i.e. in the Ruhr area, we also like to put cinnamon and sugar on the apple pancakes. That takes it to another level. Pancakes with leftover boiled potatoes from the day before are also popular. Bake the same way as the apple pancakes, only with slightly thicker slices.
    For my taste you are a bit too shy with your amount of salt. I put a lot more into it.
    They could also stay in the pan a little longer to be a touch browner

  • @ExitiumNL
    @ExitiumNL 9 місяців тому

    Dutchie here, the base recipe for the German one is similar to the Dutch version. I've made and eaten both Dutch/German and US style pancakes and I enjoy both, but for me the Dutch/German style reigns supreme in the end. I go for those probably 9 out of 10 times.
    13:43 Personally I prefer the version with bacon (and sometimes cheese), topped with molasses and a bit of sugar for crunch. The version topped with onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, leek and cheese is also delicious.

  • @cward1603
    @cward1603 11 місяців тому +1

    I like them both. We usually had pancakes on Sunday morning. At times, my parents would go out for dinner or to a friends house for dinner. My mother grew up in Germany, so she would make schmarn and affelmuss for dinner for my bothers and me before they went out

  • @e.s.7272
    @e.s.7272 11 місяців тому +2

    Looking at the ingredient list, it's clear to me that my favorite is the German pancakes. No sugar! Whereas the American pancakes have sugar and syrup.

    • @BGRatz77
      @BGRatz77 11 місяців тому +1

      Some sugar make sense, it turns into caramel when you heat it

    • @susansavage6601
      @susansavage6601 10 місяців тому

      So much better with syrup. I’m German and can’t stand the German pancakes

  • @TheRealTMar
    @TheRealTMar 8 місяців тому

    I grew up on Dutch pan cakes. But recently I've dabbled with home made American style ones using spelt flower. You'll get a heavier pan cake, but using baking powder it has a good rise and had a bit of a nutty flavour. Spelt batter smells nutty and has a slight nutty taste when baked.

  • @knicklichtjedi
    @knicklichtjedi 11 місяців тому

    My way of remembering the recipe for German pancakes:
    Where I live, we usually call them Eierkuchen. Now I combine this word with the word for two: "Zwei".
    Zweierkuchen.
    - Two eggs / Zwei Eier
    - 200ml milk / Zweihundert Milliliter Milch
    - 200g flour / Zweihundert Gramm Milch
    - (optional) 1/2-1 TSP backing powder / 1/2-1 TL Backpulver
    - (optional) Shot of mineral water / Ein Schuss Mineralwasser
    If still runny, add more flour bit by bit until it is slightly viscous. Then put into a pan with a bit of oil, so that you get a little crust.

  • @hollywebster6844
    @hollywebster6844 11 місяців тому +3

    US pancake styles widely vary. I put only 1-2 tablespoons of sugar and no vanilla in a batch of 10 pancakes. We like our pancakes made with buttermilk, soured milk or sourdough. In the South, we often eat pancakes with molasses or sorghum syrup. Yum!

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 11 місяців тому +1

      Buttermilk is what makes pancake next level: ) Germans love buttermilk so I was surprised she didn't use it.

  • @yanadeyaert211
    @yanadeyaert211 11 місяців тому +2

    They have both a time and place when they are the best 😍

  • @ronschafer9
    @ronschafer9 11 місяців тому

    Grew up in Canada with German parents and always had apfelpannkuchen. Yummy!!!!!

  • @juttak4484
    @juttak4484 11 місяців тому +2

    Hands down!! Always the German pancakes!!

  • @bonzolvr
    @bonzolvr 11 місяців тому +1

    I haven’t had the German pfannkuchen but I did have Dutch pannekoeken once (which appear to be similar or the same) and loved them. I love American pancakes too though especially with butter and real maple syrup (not pancake syrup).

  • @moranjackson7662
    @moranjackson7662 11 місяців тому +9

    I'm 49, single, and I make Pfannkuchen regularly. But I make eier Pfannkuchen, with extra eggs. Just like my grandpa did. And I use Apfelkompott and cinnamon sugar. Just great!
    Pancakes are not my favorite. I don't like the backing powder and natron taste.

    • @hh-kv6fh
      @hh-kv6fh 11 місяців тому +1

      eierpfannkuchen ist ein omlett

  • @stefannilsson9061
    @stefannilsson9061 11 місяців тому +1

    The thin pancakes are so much better, consider other toppings though, whipped cream, strawberry jam(or other jam), real vanilla icecream and berries(dont use the big american blueberries ones in the video though, use wild picked smaller ones with some taste). Toppings can be used in any combination the go to at least in Sweden is whipped cream and strawberry jam, ingredients is close to the German ones, thick sugary pancakes are as bad as pan pizza is to regular Italian pizza.

  • @henjatimmerman6642
    @henjatimmerman6642 11 місяців тому

    I am from the netherlands and we have great pancakes. With bacon and sirop, Apple with cinnamon and sugar, strawberries and ice cream, etcetera.

  • @woodywoodpecker9408
    @woodywoodpecker9408 10 місяців тому

    Am American that lived in Mainz & truly love both.

  • @yippie6862
    @yippie6862 11 місяців тому +1

    I've never seen anyone put sugar into the pancake batter before. I've never made them that way. The sweetness from the maple syrup is more than enough.

  • @ericvdwilt4741
    @ericvdwilt4741 11 місяців тому +1

    Phil, next time first the batter in the pan and you mount the apple slises on top. when you turn you, bake the apple side. and maybe alittle
    more brown?

  • @LythaWausW
    @LythaWausW 11 місяців тому

    I just spent a month in America and Phil's rolled up pancake is an IHOP commercial I saw way too many times. They sell folded pancakes with fruit in them and say, "If you fold a pancake, you have a taco!!!!" No you don't IHOP. You have a rolled up pancake.

  • @rebeccagibbs1568
    @rebeccagibbs1568 10 місяців тому

    I grew up with both. My dad was American and my mom is German. I like eating my phannenkuchen with jam and my sister loves hers with Nutella

  • @sluggo206
    @sluggo206 11 місяців тому

    I grew up with American pancakes, but now I make Korean pancakes. 1/2 tsp (teaspoon) miso, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 3/4 cup flour, water, 2 or more chopped green onions (scallions). Serve with a sauce of with 1 1/2 tbsp (tablespoon) soy sauce, 3/4 tbsp rice vinegar, 3/4 tbsp mirin (rice wine). You can optionally add sugar or jalapeños to the batter.
    My full breakfast is Korean pancakes; miso soup; scrambled eggs with ham, cheddar cheese, and jalapeños (removing the seeds and white pith to make them mild), and tea.

  • @maritaruter9956
    @maritaruter9956 11 місяців тому +2

    Team German Pfannkuchen, am liebsten mit Waldblaubeeren .

  • @pjschmid2251
    @pjschmid2251 11 місяців тому

    An American here and aside from The syrup the pancakes I grew up with were not as sweet as that. They didn’t include sugar as part of the recipe. We were a Bisquick pancake house and they’re still my favorite pancakes. The pancakes are just ever so slightly savory and then you put the syrup on it it’s a nice contrast. One of the key things though when making pancakes was letting the batter rest just a little bit to allow the first action of the baking powder. of course without double acting baking powder that wouldn’t work.

  • @melindar.fischer5106
    @melindar.fischer5106 11 місяців тому +11

    I am from the U.S., and my family had American pancakes for breakfast every Saturday when I was a child (my Dad usually cooked them). Love them! Now as an adult, my husband makes homemade waffles occasionally, maybe twice a month.
    The German pancakes look really yummy, and I imagine that they are similar to crepes if another egg or two were added to the batter.
    Phil, if American pancakes are too sweet for you, perhaps you could reduce the amount of sugar in them. Let the maple syrup and/or fruit help sweeten the American pancakes.

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 11 місяців тому

      I'm in my sixties and growing up we never ate pancakes for breakfast, there were five women in the house and they were all concerned about their weight. They were all trying to stay nice and thin. I think in my entire life I eat pancakes maybe five times and did not even like them that much.

  • @Noblemand
    @Noblemand 11 місяців тому +4

    Denmark and by looks closer to Phils. And still eat it sometimes. Some are desert pancakes, others for a mainmeal. Difference is how sweet they are made.
    Desert pancakes are covered in multiple ways. Plain suger, marmelade of your choice, vanilla icecream, syrup, nutella, and a few using ketchup ;-)

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  11 місяців тому +1

      Sounds like something we want to try!

  • @GoodOldErin
    @GoodOldErin 11 місяців тому

    I always make Crêpes with Nutella (or bacon & onion). My mom always makes Apfelpfannkuchen (apple pancakes) because my dad loves them.

  • @kellinomnom
    @kellinomnom 11 місяців тому +2

    I put peanut butter and jam on my pancakes

  • @timriehl1500
    @timriehl1500 11 місяців тому +3

    Team America pancakes for me! I like them thick and fluffy.

  • @xn7270
    @xn7270 11 місяців тому +6

    I’m definitely on Deanna’s side for pancakes ☺️

  • @lindyralph8792
    @lindyralph8792 11 місяців тому

    In Australia I grew up having crepes with butter, sugar and lemon juice. We would role them up then cut and eat them. We would also have piklets or drop scones which are fluffier like American pancakes but smaller. We would usually have piklets with butter and jam or just butter.

  • @rickybobbytexas3487
    @rickybobbytexas3487 11 місяців тому +10

    Watching Phil roll up a pancake reminded me of another American pancake use..."pigs in a blanket." Basically a small pancake rolled around a link breakfast sausage (with or without syrup). Yum!

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 11 місяців тому +1

      Pigs in a blanket is stuffed cabbage

    • @hollywebster6844
      @hollywebster6844 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jeffhampton2767 I have never heard stuffed cabbage referred to as pigs in a blanket. Are you from the US?

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 11 місяців тому +1

      @@hollywebster6844 Yes I am from the USA. Look up on the internet Stuffed cabbage pigs in a blanket. Stuffed cabbage being called pigs in a blanket goes back hundreds of years. Hot dogs wrapped in pastry or a sausage wrapped in a pancake being called pigs-in-a-blanket is a more recent thing that goes back just a few decades.

    • @rickybobbytexas3487
      @rickybobbytexas3487 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jeffhampton2767 I'm old...but not hundreds of years old. My entire life PiiB has been sausage wrapped in dough. When you mentioned the cabbage version I Googled it. Nearly every picture was sausage wrapped in dough. Here in Texas (and back in Indiana)...you guessed it...wrapped in a dough.

    • @johnkitchen4699
      @johnkitchen4699 11 місяців тому

      Is that yum or yuk?

  • @evelynmayer925
    @evelynmayer925 11 місяців тому

    As a child of an american and german we grew up having both versions. The american was for breakfast and the german for dinner. Also Phil a little butter when making yours would help with the browning and also we start with let the batter sit in the frig for at least 4 hours before making and that helps with them. The american need to sit in a warmer environment for the baking soda to act.

  • @bryanburgess6478
    @bryanburgess6478 11 місяців тому +2

    I make pancakes or waffles just about every weekend so I'm more partial to those. That being said, I do like a nice crepe on occasion.

  • @cherifoster1114
    @cherifoster1114 11 місяців тому +1

    Phil is hilarious....😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Philyra86
    @Philyra86 4 місяці тому

    Despite having dutch, german and american ancestors, during childhood in the netherlands i only tasted the 'german style pancakes' but with the add of some vanillasugar in the batter and without the applesauce + watersprakle. It wasn't until a couple of years ago i made the american ones. And i must say, i like them both. The german for when i don't have much time and the american when i have more then enough.

  • @gregkloe
    @gregkloe 11 місяців тому

    Not a fan of American pancakes but we make what is called a German pancake. Basic same ingredients but we pour the batter into a 13" x 9" pan that has a half a stick of melted butter and bake it. Squeeze some lemon juice over it and serve with fruit or syrup or both! Sometimes I add apple when baking if my mom is coming over. She grew up in Bavaria and seems to prefer the apple version. It remains thin like your German pancake in the middle but puffs up around the edges. I have not yet had anyone say they don't love it.

  • @nicola34ful
    @nicola34ful 11 місяців тому +3

    The uk pancakes are the same recipe as the german ones for the batter.the pancakes even have their own special day

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  11 місяців тому +1

      mmmmm sounds delicious!!!

  • @jeffhampton2767
    @jeffhampton2767 11 місяців тому +9

    Deana did a great job her pancakes are beautiful. The only thing missing is butter. Phil's look very nice but look more like crepes. I would probably like them both. Phil's would look good filled with something. Some fruit or ricotta cheese.

  • @Poisso3
    @Poisso3 11 місяців тому

    When I visit The Netherlands, I have to have a savory Pfannkuchen. Honestly, I have not seen a northern-style Pfannkuchen here in Wiesbaden, but there are a lot of Americans/Brits here in this area.

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 11 місяців тому

    The Netherlands,, basically a Dutch version of the German Pfannkuchen , Yes i had them as a kid and still eat them today but without the Apfelmuse appelmoes.
    With chees or with sugar, jam or fruit and Nutella

  • @meredithgreenslade1965
    @meredithgreenslade1965 11 місяців тому

    I'm Australian, and we make them Phils way but no soda water. I like lemon juice on top with sugar sprinkled on top. That's what we had growing up. We do have German influence here though.

  • @arnodobler1096
    @arnodobler1096 11 місяців тому +1

    We often had pancakes on Saturdays, with canned fruit and often with ground beef "haschee".
    From the rest on Sunday "Flädlesuppe" yummie❤

  • @piuforte
    @piuforte 11 місяців тому

    Gibt nichts besseres als einen Pfannkuchen der einen Tag alt ist ,gerollt mit Nutella . Welt

  • @martinkasper197
    @martinkasper197 11 місяців тому +1

    You should get Phil the double-sided pan for Xmas. So he just has to turn it around and no pancake landing on the ground....🤔😂🥞

    • @davesaunders7080
      @davesaunders7080 11 місяців тому +2

      Also works for Spanish tortillas de patatas

  • @Poisso3
    @Poisso3 11 місяців тому

    Using buttermilk helps with the fluffing of the pancakes. I find the baking powder and soda to not be as strong as I like, and the buttermilk helps add that extra acid to activate the soda.

  • @Pegalita
    @Pegalita 11 місяців тому

    Growing up in the States with an Army mess hall cook for our father and a German mother we had both kinds of pancakes. Loved both. Dad always offered peanut butter with pancakes and sometimes we had Karo syrup instead of maple syrup. Mom’s German pancakes were so good! We always had them spread with grape jelly and rolled up then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Kid heaven! I later experimented and tried them with maple syrup and they are great that way too!

  • @freedomdove
    @freedomdove 11 місяців тому +1

    American pancakes for the win. Lol. I personally like to put peanut butter on mine and then drizzle them with real maple syrup. Yum!

  • @ambervputten3322
    @ambervputten3322 11 місяців тому

    Dutch pancakes are thin ones or poffertjes . My mom made a mix between the american and dutch pancake with raisins in it . That is my favorite. Thicker pancakes with butter, raisins and topped with fruit or jam or "schenkstroop" with powdered sugar. Also big fan of "hartige pannekoeken" so the savoury ones like with cheese in the batter melting together yummy🎉

  • @josephvolk6243
    @josephvolk6243 11 місяців тому +1

    My parents were Donau Swabian and I grew up eating something to the German style pancake batter but it was thicker and it was cut up into smallish dumplings. We called it shmorah, or something like that.

    • @ClaudiaG.1979
      @ClaudiaG.1979 11 місяців тому +2

      my husbands family are also danube swabians and i was wondering what you mean with schmora... and then it hit me like a brick.. you mean "kaiserschmarrn". A traditional austrian dessert. super tasty. The pancakes Phil made in the video does my husband know as "pallatschinka"

    • @martinkasper197
      @martinkasper197 11 місяців тому

      @@ClaudiaG.1979 Yeah, they are called Palatschinken in former Österreich-Ungarn...👍 And my mother from Siebenbürgen (Romania) called them Platschinten...

  • @em0_tion
    @em0_tion 11 місяців тому +3

    7:33 I laughed so damn hard the whole neighborhood must've heard me! 👏🤣😂 P.S.: My favorite for the sweet version would be a thin crepe with Nutella and сирене (white cheese) and for the savory version - thick катма with patterned salt, кашкавал (melty yellow cheese) and ham. 🤗😘

  • @hussar01
    @hussar01 11 місяців тому

    I will confess I love American pancakes for breakfast but have not tried the German ones but now I am going to try and cook them

  • @traceywatson2092
    @traceywatson2092 11 місяців тому +1

    I’m American, but dislike sweet things for breakfast. Pfannkuchen are perfect for me.

  • @Kimbaface
    @Kimbaface 11 місяців тому

    The trick to not wasting a “test pancake” is to preheat the pan on a lower heat for five minutes. Then add your oil or butter and then the batter and it should come out perfectly the first time.

  • @michaelrains64295
    @michaelrains64295 11 місяців тому +3

    Dial back the sugar if the NA pancakes are too sweet for your tastes, especially if you use maple syrup. Both pancake styles look great. I’d happily eat either!

  • @eriknelson5390
    @eriknelson5390 8 місяців тому

    I am from the U.S., but I have lived and studied in Germany. I like both but the american one is sweeter. Except I do not make it with sugar. I use a cooked strawberry sauce on top instead of a bit of syrup. I really love is the Kartoffelpfannkuchen with sour cream on top.

  • @jeffrey88888
    @jeffrey88888 11 місяців тому

    We have the Dr. Oetker baking soda in Canada as well. I've used it before. In Vancouver we also have 3 different companies that make Dutch Pannenkoek

  • @MioRaem
    @MioRaem 11 місяців тому

    As a German, I honestly do prefer American pancakes. They are just so fluffers and soft, that's what I love about them.
    And they are so versatile, too - I like to eat them with ice cream, fruit, chocolate sauce, fruit syrup...
    Oddly enough, I'm not a massive fan of maple syrup or much butter on there.

  • @susansavage6601
    @susansavage6601 10 місяців тому

    I’m German, born and raised in Mainz but live in the US now. Even as a kid I never liked Pfannenkuchen, I always loved the American style, way better in my opinion.

  • @michaelvonfriedrich3924
    @michaelvonfriedrich3924 11 місяців тому

    Ok guys when we going out too eat 🤗 I know what to get Phil for Christmas!! That was two shots of Sprudel Wasser Phil!!! As always you guys making me hungry!!!! 😉