German Pancake in a Mug

2 eggs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
a dash of salt
1 tablespoon butter, melted
almond, lemon or vanilla extract

Instructions

First, make sure you have a large enough oven-proof mug. I used a Corningware French White Mug with a cover. It measures about 4 inches. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Melt the cold butter in the microwave – about 30 seconds in the mug. I rolled it around a bit to coat the sides so the egg mixture wouldn’t stick.

Next, beat the eggs (I did it by hand) but you could also do it in a blender, if you wish. Just make sure the eggs are nice and frothy, and a lemon color. Once the egg is beaten, add the flour, salt and milk. Mix until combined. Pour into the mug.

Place the mug on a cookie sheet in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. I peeked at mine at 15 minutes and it still hadn’t risen that much, so I waited another 3 minutes. It was perfect!

You may want to poke the pancake, just to be sure it’s all the way cooked. Once finished, take out of the oven.

 Let cool a minute (be careful, the mug will be HOT!) and then tip the pancake out onto a plate (or you could eat it in the mug, but mine was scorching still and I was hungry). Sprinkle with powder sugar, cinnamon sugar, syrup, fresh fruit, or preserves.