Specken Ditens are German pancakes that are said to bring you good luck in the new year. This German pancake recipe is a delicious way to kick off any day!
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Our first Fan Friday Recipe comes from a My Heavenly Recipes Facebook fan, Barb B!
Barb is sharing her family’s recipe for Specken Ditens.
What are Specken Ditens?
Now I’ve never heard of Specken Ditens before and I’m willing to bet that you haven’t either! So I asked Barb where they came from or what they were. Here’s her response:
“This came from with my Grandmother from Germany. These [German pancakes] are suppose to bring you luck in the New Year!”.
I’m pretty sure we can use some good luck in the Loehner household, and we love a good pancake recipe, so I’ll be whipping these German pancakes up as soon as I can get the chance.
Will you be whipping up these Specken Ditens or better yet, have you made this recipe before?
German Pancake Recipe Ingredients
- 4 cups white flour
- 2 cups rye flour
- 3 cups raisins
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups dark sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 4 tsp anise [liquid ]
- 1 heaping tsp soda
- 3 cups milk
- 3 cups water
Specken Ditens (German Pancake Recipe)
Ingredients
- 4 cups white flour
- 2 cups rye flour
- 3 cups raisins
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups dark sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 4 tsp anise [liquid]
- 1 ⅛ tsp baking soda
- 3 cups milk
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together white flour, rye flour, raisins, sugar, dark sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cardamom.
- Once dry ingredients have been whisked add in anise [liquid ], soda, milk, water and eggs.
- Then heat up, butter and fry the specken ditens up just you would pancakes.
Nutrition
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Marci, this is a delightful recipe. I grew up eating the speckendicken my grandmother cooked. Her grandparents were from East Frisia in Germany, and these recipes were so special to me.
I thought I had forever lost that part of my childhood until I came across this. Thank you so much for posting this. Definitely going to make this on New Years.
Awww yay! I cherish those family recipes. Enjoy!