What is a puff pancake?

[rodentraiser]

I saw a picture of a tented looking pancake with fruit stuffed under it and it was called a puff pancake. But there was no recipe listed with it and all I got online when I searched for it is puff pastry. And no one is calling that puff pastry a pancake. The only pictures I see for odd looking pancakes are ones of "bubble" pancakes. So I thought I'd throw this question out to you guys.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Could it be a Dutch Baby?

They are sort of a sweet version of Yorkshire Pudding.

I don’t have a preferred recipe but there are many easy inexpensive recipes available on the internet.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

It's funny, but when I did a search for 'puff pancake', I get descriptions and pictures of, and recipes for, German pancakes or Dutch Babies. Is your Google broken?

 

[dragnlaw]

One of the things on my "Never have I ever..."

 

[Katie H]

Could it be a Dutch Baby?

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They are sort of a sweet version of Yorkshire Pudding.

I don’t have a preferred recipe but there are many easy inexpensive recipes available on the internet.

Dutch babies were the first that came to my mind.

 

[taxlady]

Dutch babies were the first that came to my mind.

Same

 

[rodentraiser]

It's funny, but when I did a search for 'puff pancake', I get descriptions and pictures of, and recipes for, German pancakes or Dutch Babies. Is your Google broken?

Chill, dude. All I saw were bubble pancakes, but I was also looking for something to fit the picture I saw. Think of a pancake puffed up looking like a tent you set up. In other words, it looked like an upside down Dutch baby. A Dutch baby is not what I saw when I saw the pic of the puff pancake.

 

[dragnlaw]

Could they have been referring to pita bread? They puff up like a balloon.

not for long but they look impressive!

 

[Kathleen]

Are they small or large? If small, are they Æbleskiver?

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[rodentraiser]

I'm beginning to think I actually saw a picture of a Dutch Baby before it deflated. So that could just be the simple explanation.

On the plus side, I learned what a puff pancake actually is and I now have another new recipe to play with. You guys are awesome! Thank you!

 

[rodentraiser]

Could they have been referring to pita bread? They puff up like a balloon.

View attachment 65881 not for long but they look impressive!

Are they small or large? If small, are they Æbleskiver?

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No, and I found another recipe for a puff pastry that puffs up in hot oil while it's cooking and it's not that either.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I'm beginning to think I actually saw a picture of a Dutch Baby before it deflated. So that could just be the simple explanation.

On the plus side, I learned what a puff pancake actually is and I now have another new recipe to play with. You guys are awesome! Thank you!

The shape of the finished product is definitely unpredictable.

 

[rodentraiser]

Given the internet, it's also perfectly possible the pic was upside down and given my usual attentiveness, it's perfectly possible I didn't notice or was even looking at the wrong pic. LOL