Light and Fluffy Birthday Pancakes

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I call them my happy stack. These light and fluffy pancakes have adorned so many birthday mornings of my boys. Especially when they were toddlers, when stacking up Legos was their primary occupation in life. A tall fluffy stack of pancakes on birthday mornings would elicit shrieks of delight from my little toddlers. I miss toddlerhood in my life, I really do. 

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German Pancake with Brown Sugar Apple Topping

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German pancakes have a dramatic presence. When they are baked, their edges puff up to form a tall crispy rim while the base remains flat and tender, almost custardy. I like to think of them as giant popovers with pomp and a whole lot of histrionics. Because every time they see the insides of an oven they balloon up. They form what looks like some kind of geographical structure, presenting itself with a unique character every time you bake.

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