Pan Haus is renowned in our family. I traced our family tradition back to the Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutch). via my great great grandparents on my Mom's side. It's something we make every year during the Christmas holiday. You can find 'scrapple' and 'pan haus' all over the country. As a little kid, I didn't realize its national appeal. But now that I make it every year, I realize it's a dish many love and adapt for their own families' tastes.
I admit, @Jennifer, I had to google “Pan Haus” despite being German all the way back, but when I did - goodness that looks and sounds delicious! I happen to have a nice little pork roast thawing in the fridge and now I know what to do with it 😉
Thanks so much for the inspiration and sharing a piece of your family’s culinary history!
Let me know how your recipe turns out! I use pork tenderloin because that’s what my family (the modern family) prefers, but I’ve always thought about trying other cuts, like pork shoulder or pork roast. Would love to hear how yours turns out.
My Great Grandma Cassie would make German Chocolate Cake for my grandmother when she was younger. One year, my mother, who is the daughter-in-law to my grandma, decided to make the same cake for Grandma on her birthday—the same recipe that Great Grandma Cassie used years ago. After tasting the cake, which I don’t recall ever having tasted before, it became the cake that I want and thoroughly enjoy every year on my birthday. My twin brother asks for the cheesecake recipe that Great Grandma was known to have made as well, which originally came from the famous chef James Beard, while I have the German Chocolate Cake. Both recipes stem from our Great Grandmother, who made them for her six children and passed them down through a handwritten cookbook that she made copies of for each of her children. These copies have since been photocopied for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Thank you so much for sharing this story. I’ve forgotten how recipes are such a treasure trove for family stories.
This is a lovely story. Thank you for the recipes because German Chocolate Cake actually is my husband's favorite!
Excellent! Although I'm partial to the Baker's German's recipe, my family one with sour cream is also delicious - enjoy!
I love how your grandfather didn’t really like the cake, but it become such an ingrained tradition for the family.
Pan Haus is renowned in our family. I traced our family tradition back to the Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutch). via my great great grandparents on my Mom's side. It's something we make every year during the Christmas holiday. You can find 'scrapple' and 'pan haus' all over the country. As a little kid, I didn't realize its national appeal. But now that I make it every year, I realize it's a dish many love and adapt for their own families' tastes.
I admit, @Jennifer, I had to google “Pan Haus” despite being German all the way back, but when I did - goodness that looks and sounds delicious! I happen to have a nice little pork roast thawing in the fridge and now I know what to do with it 😉
Thanks so much for the inspiration and sharing a piece of your family’s culinary history!
Let me know how your recipe turns out! I use pork tenderloin because that’s what my family (the modern family) prefers, but I’ve always thought about trying other cuts, like pork shoulder or pork roast. Would love to hear how yours turns out.
I unlocked my post if you want to read more about Indiana’s history of Pan Haus and try my family’s recipe https://dinnerbell.substack.com/p/edition-40-pan-haus-ahem-what?r=chxoo
Gosh thanks, @Jennifer! I do love family recipes and will enjoy trying your’s!
My Great Grandma Cassie would make German Chocolate Cake for my grandmother when she was younger. One year, my mother, who is the daughter-in-law to my grandma, decided to make the same cake for Grandma on her birthday—the same recipe that Great Grandma Cassie used years ago. After tasting the cake, which I don’t recall ever having tasted before, it became the cake that I want and thoroughly enjoy every year on my birthday. My twin brother asks for the cheesecake recipe that Great Grandma was known to have made as well, which originally came from the famous chef James Beard, while I have the German Chocolate Cake. Both recipes stem from our Great Grandmother, who made them for her six children and passed them down through a handwritten cookbook that she made copies of for each of her children. These copies have since been photocopied for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Thank you so much for sharing this story. I’ve forgotten how recipes are such a treasure trove for family stories.