Dutch Baby
by Samantha McKenna
Start your day off right with a Dutch baby—a big, puffy, German family-style pancake with a custardy centre, baked in a sizzling-hot buttered skillet.—think of it as a cross between a crepe, a pancake, and a popover. It never fails to get “oohs” and “ahhs” when you bring it to the table, and it’s surprisingly easy to make.
Cook Time
35 min
Course
Main Course
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk at room temperature
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Optional: Fresh fruit and maple syrup for topping
- Optional: Powdered sugar for dusting
- Preheat your oven to 435F
- In a large bowl, whisk together your eggs, flour, milk, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract until very smooth
- Melt your butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven until butter has melted (watch it so it does not burn)
- Pour the batter into the hot skillet and bake for 20 minutes until puffy and golden. Then, lower your oven temperature to 300F and continue to bake for 5 minutes before removing from your oven
- Remove from the oven, add your favorite fruits, optional syrup, and dust with powdered sugar