Blueberry Dutch Pancakes Food

BLUEBERRY DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl; whisk to combine. Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon in a second bowl. Whisk flour mixture into the egg mixture until batter is smooth.
• Melt butter in an 8-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in the batter and sprinkle blueberries on top.
• Bake Dutch baby in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve immediately.

DUTCH BABY WITH BLUEBERRY-ORANGE COMPOTE

Steps:

• For the Dutch baby: Place an ovenproof 12-inch skillet in the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• In a blender, combine the flour, eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Blend on high to make a smooth batter. Let the batter rest while the oven heats up.
• Once the oven is preheated, carefully remove the skillet and add the butter. Let the butter melt and sizzle, then pour in the batter. Return the skillet to the oven.
• Bake the Dutch baby until the edges are puffed and browned and the middle is set, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the blueberry-orange compote: Meanwhile, zest the orange into a small skillet; squeeze the juice from half of the orange into the skillet. Add the granulated sugar, nutmeg and blueberries. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook, swirling the skillet, until the sauce is thick and syrupy and the berries are beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Keep warm.
• Serve the Dutch baby hot, topped with the compote and dusted with confectioners' sugar if desired.

BLUEBERRY DUTCH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Blend together eggs, milk, flour, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and salt in a blender.
• Heat four 6 1/4- to 6 1/2-inch cast-iron skillets over high heat. Divide butter among them, and melt. Divide batter among them, then scatter with berries. Bake until puffed and cooked through and tops are set, 15 to 18 minutes. Top with berries, and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S BLUEBERRY DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine flour, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, and milk in a high-speed blender. Blend on high speed until completely smooth and very thin, about 1 minute.
• Heat a 9- or 10-inch cast iron skillet over high heat. Pour clarified butter into the skillet and use a pastry brush to grease the sides. Heat butter until just starting to smoke.
• Quickly and carefully pour the batter into the center of the skillet, then sprinkle blueberries over top. Transfer skillet to the center of the preheated oven and bake until browned and nicely puffed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Carefully remove from the oven and immediately brush the top with melted butter. Squeeze lemon juice over top as Dutch baby deflates. Dust with powdered sugar.
• Cut in wedges to serve and drizzle with maple syrup.

MINI DUTCH BABY PANCAKES WITH WARM BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a 12-cup or two 6-cup muffin pan in the oven and preheat oven to 425° (with muffin tins in oven).
• Tip! You will need 4 Tbsp of melted butter total - 2 Tbsp. for the batter and 2 Tbsp for the pan. Melt it all at the start, measure out the 2 Tbsp for the batter and set to cool, then reserve the remainder to grease the pan. Just be careful you only put 2 Tbsp of it into the batter!
• Meanwhile, make the pancake batter. Melt the 2 Tbsp. butter and set aside to cool to just warm. Add the eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt and blend to combine. Add the cooled butter and mix in until frothy. *Make sure your butter isn't hot when adding to the blender, or it will cook the eggs! Leave the batter in the blender while you start the blueberry sauce. *You can also use a food processor or an immersion blender in a large bowl here, if you don't have a blender.
• In a small saucepan, combine the blueberry sauce ingredients. Place on stove-top over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring regularly. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens, 3-5 minutes. Turn heat off and leave on stove.
• When oven is pre-heated, melt the second 2 Tbsp. butter. Remove hot tins from oven and quickly brush bottoms and sides of pan with melted butter. Turn blender on for a few seconds to re-mix batter, then quickly pour in to hot muffin cups, dividing equally between 12 cups, filling about 1/2-2/3 full.
• Place in oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until puffy and deep golden brown colour. Meanwhile, turn the heat on under blueberry sauce to re-heat.
• When cooked, remove the Dutch babies from the oven (pancakes will quickly deflate). Remove pancakes to serving plates right after taking from the oven and spoon warm blueberry sauce over. Garnish with powdered sugar. *Don' t let the Dutch babies sit in the muffin cups too long, as they can become soggy from the trapped steam. If not enjoying right away or you have more than you will eat right away, remove them to a wire rack to cool.
• Store left-over Dutch babies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. These mini dutch baby pancakes freeze well, as does the blueberry sauce. To re-heat, simply place frozen (or refrigerated) dutch babies on a baking sheet and loosely cover with a piece of aluminum foil. Place into pre-heated 350 oven until warmed through, 10-15 minutes. Sauce can be re-heated in microwave or a small saucepan.

BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat the eggs with the buttermilk and melted butter. Combine the dry and the wet ingredients into a lumpy batter, being careful not to over mix, see Cook's Note*.
• Heat some butter in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon 1/3 cup of batter into the skillet and sprinkle the top with some of the blueberries. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and maple syrup.