German Pancakes

Nicole and I used to make this dish regularly when we were teenagers.  I now make them regularly for my kids.  We love to watch and see how big the pancake will puff up while baking in the oven.  This recipe is adapted from the Hootenanny Pancake recipe in the Favorites cookbook.

6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup butter

Heat oven to 425 degrees.  Place butter in 9x13 glass baking dish.  Put in hot oven to melt butter.  Meanwhile, beat together eggs, flour, milk and salt for 5 minutes.  Pull rack in oven out far enough to reach the pan.  Pour beaten egg mixture into hot butter.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Pancake will "grow" up sides of pan.  Cut into slices and top with syrup, strawberries, powdered sugar or whatever sounds good to you.