Savory Dutch Baby

The sweet breakfast or brunch Dutch Baby pancake has a cousin with a savory side. This version is for brunch, lunch, or dinner and you can enjoy this in infinite ways as vegetarian or with any meat.

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Today’s recipe uses asparagus, brie cheese, and ham. Yours could be anything you want. Just make the pancake batter per the recipe, and the rest is up to you. It’s a special treat, regardless of which add-ons you choose.

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Savory Dutch Baby

  • Servings: 1 large, sharable between 2 people, scalable for a larger pan
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
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Ingredients

    Pancake batter

  • 1/4 cup (57 g) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup (65 g) all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (118 ml) whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon chopped herbs (examples: thyme, rosemary, tarragon, basil, chives)
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    Post baking add-ons

  • A few slices of brie or other cheese
  • Asparagus spears (boiled for 6 minutes while Dutch baby is in the oven), or any other pre-cooked vegetable
  • Ham slices or other pre-cooked meat

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 450F (230C)
  2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in an 8- to 9-inch (20- -23cm) skillet or oven-proof pan (either directly in the oven or on the stovetop) Alternatively use a high-edged 8- or 9-inch (20-23 cm) cake pan set on top of a baking sheet. Once the butter is melted, swirl it around the pan sides. Use oven mitts!
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and milk. Whisk in the eggs, salt and chopped herbs
  4. Scrape the batter into the skillet or cakepan on top of the melted butter and place it in the oven
  5. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven (don’t use human nature and reach for the pan’s handle without an oven mitt!) and add in your add-ons. Using a spatula, remove the Dutch Baby and serve immediately before it deflates too much
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