Breakfast for your consideration. The Dutch baby

May 29, 2023 11:07 PM

abiwine

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Dutch babies are my go to breakfast on the weekend. Super simple to make, little amount of clean up, and super crispy which is perfect with syrup and powdered sugar.

Best part, you can make these sweet or savory. Give them a go! I base my recipe off of the NYTimes recipe but I don't bother with lowering the temp. and I don't always use the amount of butter suggested.

Oven @ 425 for about 20min - time depends on your oven and how crispy you want the edges.

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup milk (room temp.)
pinch salt
Nutmeg
3 eggs (room temp.)
if you want, add some vanilla or almond extract
can also add citrus juice (use less milk) or add other flavorings...like bacon or sausage can be added
4 tblsp. butter or other oil/fat (can use bacon grease (which I used for the one in the pic))

Preheat your oven and get your 9-10" cast iron pan in there to preheat

Combine your dry ingredients then add your wet and mix it thoroughly. Add one egg at a time making sure to fully incorporate each one.

Once the oven is ready the pan should be hot enough to put in your butter/oil/fat, once melted and you've coated the pan pour in the batter.

Set your timer and check as needed, should take about 20ish min. If things have gone right, you should see lots of rise around the edges and center...they never turn out the same which is awesome.

Then top with whatever you like.

Most Viral Edit: well shucks!! this is the first time I've had a post go viral so thanks everyone! Especially for pointing out my spelling error.... flower/flour. : )

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wow.. this is actually a recipe my mom used to make when I was a kid and I never knew what it was. She simply called them "Bowls" and I had been trying to figure out what they were. She would put a little honey on them.

3 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Huh, I always thought these were difficult to make, so your intro caught my interest. I'll have to try it!

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I learned how to make a Dutch baby in high-school home economics. They're so much better then a pancake. It should be a staple in the US.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a Dutch person I can confirm, this is how our baby’s look like

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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3 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 1

3 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Easy there hannibal lecter

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The Dutch Baby (along with many other "Dutch" things from the US Northwest are actually a miss-interpretation of "Deutch" (German). For example, the "Dutch baby" is actually the German "Pfannkuchen" ("Pancake" in English).

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

maybe German colonists invented it, but it's definitely not a Pfannkuchen. I've never seen or heard of one of these in Germany

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Does anybody know where the name comes from? Yes, I'm Dutch and today i learned this exists

3 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

One of those things like Pennsylvania Dutch where Dutch is actually Deutsch. It's basically the American bastard child of a German pancake and Yorkshire pudding.

3 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

As a Dutchy I have never ever heard or seen of this. Why is it called Dutch baby?

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If you're lazy/have many people to feed, that recipe doubled works in a 9x13 pan, then you slice into 8 pieces and serve.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

On behalf of The Dutch, i have no idea what this is, although i will immediately go "but i expect tasty"

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

One of the best parts of sleeping over at my grandma’s when I was younger. Thanks for bringing up a great memory

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I’m born/raised American, and I still immediately give up on any recipe with reasonable amounts of flour that doesn’t user weight.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey @op thanks for the recipe, mine if waiting in the oven for me now. Did you mean to use the 4 tablespoons of butter only to grease the pan?! Cause that turned out to be heaps. Or did you mean to incorporate it in the dough?

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The NYTimes recipe calls for that much, but like I said in my post I tend to use less. It took me a couple tries to figure out what works best for me and my tastes. Hope yours turns out well!

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm Dutch. These aren't. What's up with the name

3 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Dutch = Deutsch because America. But it's also not really German.

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

3 years ago | Likes 114 Dislikes 1

Was looking for Linda

3 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Exactly what I was thinking :D

3 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

Awwwww it’s a preemie just like Jesus!

3 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

You can really taste the baby.

3 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

I thought it was "you can't even taste the baby" but it's been a minute.

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You may be right.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Never heard of it, I'm Dutch btw.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

its like a pancake meets a yorkshire pudding

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Basically exactly what it is.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It looks like a giant Yorkshire pudding

3 years ago | Likes 66 Dislikes 0

My gran used to make us ice-cream and golden syrup yorkies....

3 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

It's very similar. A proper Yorkshire pudding is made with beef tallow, or failing that, lard, whereas a Dutch baby uses butter. In addition, the batter for a Dutch baby has a bit of sugar in it whereas a Yorkshire pudding generally does not. But they are otherwise extremely similar and the differences come down to a sweet/savory dichotomy.

3 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 0

There's also a much higher proportion of eggs in that recipe. Gastronauts might like to explore the French recipe for 'Clafoutis'.

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I thought it was mostly about whether you ate your meat.

3 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

"Pudding" in that context meant dessert.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean, all in all..

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I use duck fat in my Yorkshire puddings.

3 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Very Frenchified. My Yorkshire-born ex would flip her lid, but it sounds delicious.

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Is that how the French do it? I'm in Oklahoma, but I'm online friend in Bristol told me to use duck fat so that's what I do.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

*an online friend in Bristol. Thanks, phone.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It can be /gallery/0zuVoZC

3 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Too eggy for my taste, but they look simple and lovely.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

These are amazing. There was a restaurant that made perfect ones in my town, but it closed and I'm sad. Favoriting into my recipes folder.

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I enjoy making Dutch Babies. I use the same recipe but if I'm making a sweet one I add a tbsp sugar and if I'm making a savory one I sprinkle on some thyme/rosemary/other herbs after pouring into the pan. Also I'm too lazy to let the ingredients get to room temp so it's usually straight from the fridge.

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

10" ≈ 25 centimetres

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

First ingredient: 1 cup flower. What kind of flowers can I use? Are roses OK?

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The restaurant I work for has a savory Dutch baby on the brunch menu right now, with ham and gruyere cheese, chives, and a mustard Gelato!

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That sounds delicious. Love a savory Dutch baby.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I made this last week and I have another in the oven as I type. Thank you for the easy recipe, they're delicious!!

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@op Is there a particular flower that we should use or any kind will do? 😁 That looks dee-lish by the way!

3 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Not trying to be rude, but looking at your username and how you spelled “flour”, I think you might want to rethink it.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ummm...you might want to read OP's Most Viral Edit note in their post.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*flour.

3 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

I use unbleached flower, but i imagine any kind would work, even almond (one example) flour to make it non-gluten.

3 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

They are teasing because it is spelled flour. Flower means a rose or a daisy or a sunflower, etc. They are pronounced the same but spelled differently. Thanks for sharing the recipe, it looks and sounds delicious.

3 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Oh I know lol....I didn't catch my auto spelling error. Trust me, I'm glad it was pointed out.

3 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I use a blender. And its a basically no mess proceedure i fucking love dutch babies. Easy and fast to make.

3 years ago | Likes 126 Dislikes 0

As a certified Dutch person that can’t bake to save his life, your comment scares me.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lol im not sure why. I go from blender to cast iron pan.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ok, Hannibal, calm down. You're scaring the parents

3 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I finish it off with a nice chianti

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Alright. I’m about to make this and I’m trying to decide if I want to mix it or use a blender. A blender for mixing when baking just seems… wrong.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If it was wrong it wouldn't work. But it works fine. So idk. Sorry i upset the baking gods?

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well I ended up hand mixing it since it was my first time but I think a blender would work just fine. I didn’t know what the consistency of the “batter” would be. So the fact that it’s more liquidy than a smoothie and I don’t think I’d be worried about aerating the batter too much, I’m sure a blender would be perfect! Do you still do the eggs one at a time or just yeet it all in together and let the blender sort it out.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yes! Its more like crepes batter very runny.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I yeet everything in, the only thing that matters imo is pre heating the pan and the type of pan.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So much protein too. Perfect for gains.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would think if you blended a dutch baby there'd be a mess, but idk I guess I'll see for myself

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Other than the blender and the pan you use. I find the air that the blender adds helps it puff up big too. Its just been my experience. Give it a try

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mine look the same so it cant be wrong. And i do less dishes so to each thier own

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

425°F = 220°C

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Well, in Netherlands they use the missionary for no mess and it works. It's slow as it takes about 9 months

3 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Preheat a 12x muffin tin in your oven, add a 1/2 tbsp of butter to each well, fill 2/3 with batter. Bake for ~15 minutes.

3 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

Growing up my friends mom would make them in glass bowls. They were soooooo delicious. She made hers with lemon juice

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thats a good idea

3 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Sounds like popover muffins just smaller?

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It’s because it’s roughly the same recipe. I use a little 5 1/2” cast iron skillet to make a decent sized Yorkshire Pudding then stuff it with eggs, peppers and sausage.

3 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

My wife makes the best. We bought a really nice dutch oven so she could make them. They are better than ones made in a cast iron skillet, although those are yummy, too.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Do you put the lid on the Dutch oven when making this recipe? I don't have a cast iron but I do have a Dutch oven.

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Because i didnt have the dutch oven. I heat the cast pan up on the stove top first. I usually get massive height on the sides but yes id love to try it with a dutch oven!

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I recommend springing for a dutch oven. They are great for soups and cakes and pies and all sorts of yummies. Our most used cookware are a 8" nonstick skillet, a 13" cast iron pan and a dutch oven. We cook from scratch at least 2 meals every day and almost never dine out.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Id love one for my artisan breads!

3 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0