Saturday, March 29, 2008

Dutch Baby


Also known as a German Pancake. Part pancake, part soufflé-omelet. I served this over the holiday. Quite elegant for very simple ingredients and very little time. From Cooks.com.

DUTCH BABY
1/3 c. butter
3 eggs or egg substitute equivalent
2/3 c. milk
2/3 c. flour
Pinch of salt
Put the butter in 10-inch skillet. Put the skillet in a 425 degree oven to melt and get the skillet very hot. Put the eggs in a blender or food processor. Blend 1 minute or until they are very light and fluffy. Add milk and blend for 30 seconds.

With the motor running, pour in the flour a little at a time, letting it blend until the batter is very smooth. Add the pinch of salt and stop the blender.

When the pan and butter are very hot, remove from oven and pour in the batter. Immediately return the pan to the oven and bake 20 minutes. It should puff up, then collapse in the center while it browns appetizingly. Serve hot wit a sprinkling of powdered sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice or with strawberries or berries on top.

2 comments:

Kim said...

That looks beautiful. When do you put the apples in?

MJ Krech said...

The apples go on the top before they go in the oven. They come out perfectly baked in the same time as the baby is ready! Great fun! I would season it a bit more than the recipe calls for. Cinnamon, etc., I think.