Easy Apple Dutch Baby Food

DUTCH APPLE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and 1/2 tsp. of the cinnamon. Add to brown sugar mixture alternately with the milk, mixing well after each addition. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Pour into greased 8-inch square baking pan.
• Mix apples, granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Spoon evenly over batter; sprinkle with walnuts.
• Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cut into 9 squares. Serve warm.

APPLE DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place butter in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Heat 5-8 minutes or until melted. Stir in apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake 15-18 minutes or until apples are tender., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk egg yolks, flour, milk, baking powder and salt until smooth. In a large bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. , Fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture. Spread over apples. Bake 12-15 minutes or until set and golden. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

DUTCH BABY PANCAKE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add butter. When melted, add apple wedges. Cook until softened and lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in honey and cardamom, and remove skillet from heat.
• In a bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, except confectioners' sugar, until smooth. Pour over apples. Bake until puffed and brown, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately, cut into wedges, with confectioners' sugar sifted over the top.

APPLE CINNAMON DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Put butter into a 3 to 4 quart frying pan and place in oven to melt.
• While butter is melting, peel and core 2 medium apples, then cut them into thin slices.
• Remove the pan from the oven and add cinnamon and sugar to the melted butter.
• Stir in the sliced apples.
• Return pan to oven for about 3 minutes.
• Put the eggs and milk into a blender and whip at high speed for 1 minute.
• Set the blender to low speed and slowly add the flour until well blended.
• Remove the pan from oven and pour egg batter over the butter and apples.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pancake is raised and golden brown.
• Cut in wedges and dust with powdered sugar.
• Serve immediately.

DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Fifteen minutes before baking preheat the oven to 450°; have a pie plate or oven-proof skillet ready.
• Whisk together the milk, flour, eggs, sugar and vanilla; put the butter in the pie plate or skillet and place the pan in the oven just until the butter is melted; with a brush coat the rim and entire inside of the pan.
• Slowly pour batter into hot pan; bake for 20 minutes; reduce heat to 350° and bake another 8-10 minutes, until pancake is well-browned; remove from oven and sieve confectioners' sugar over the top; serve immediately with fruit spooned into the center of the pancake.

DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine eggs, flour, milk, sugar and nutmeg in a blender jar and blend until smooth. Batter may also be mixed by hand.
• Place butter in a heavy 10-inch skillet or baking dish and place in the oven. As soon as the butter has melted (watch it so it does not burn) add the batter to the pan, return pan to the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until the pancake is puffed and golden. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake five minutes longer.
• Remove pancake from oven, cut into wedges and serve at once topped with syrup, preserves, confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar.

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.

APPLE-HONEY DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients until smooth. Place butter in a 10-in. ovenproof skillet; heat in oven until melted, 2-3 minutes., Tilt pan to coat bottom and sides. Pour batter into hot skillet. Bake until puffed and edges are lightly browned, 16-20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat butter for topping over medium heat; saute apples until lightly browned. Stir in honey, lemon juice and cardamom. Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into apple mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Spoon into pancake; serve immediately.

CARAMELIZED APPLE GERMAN PANCAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 F.
• In a small bowl, toss apple slices, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice together; set aside.
• Cut the butter into four pieces, and place them in a deep cast iron skillet. I use this 10-inch cast iron skillet or an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Put the skillet or baking dish in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the butter has melted.
• Take the pan out of the oven; sprinkle brown sugar over the melted butter.
• Add apple slice mixture evenly over brown sugar.
• Put the pan back in the oven while you make the remaining batter.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt.
• Whisk in milk, and continue whisking until no flour lumps remain.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and whisk until incorporated.
• Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Take the pan out of the oven, and pour the batter over the apples.
• Bake for 18-25 minutes, or until the center is set and sides are lightly browned.
• The pancake with start to deflate once it is removed from the oven. Serve warm.

CHEF JOHN'S DUTCH BABIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Blend milk, flour, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together in a blender until batter is smooth.
• Melt clarified butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until bubbling; pour batter into the center of the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Brush with 1 tablespoon butter, drizzle lemon juice over the top, and dust with confectioners' sugar.

EASY MAKE GERMAN PANCAKES | DUTCH BABY PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place butter in 9X13 baking dish and place to warm in oven
• Combine eggs, milk, flour and salt into a smooth batter
• When butter is melted, swirl batter into the melted butter.
• Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes
• Remove from Oven, slice into 12 equal pieces
• Drizzle with lemon juice and lightly dust with powdered sugar and serve

DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut up butter into small pieces, and place in cast iron Dutch oven or skillet without the lid on. Place Dutch oven in hot oven. Prepare batter in a blender by placing eggs in and blending until foamy. Add milk, flour, salt and vanilla and blend until combined. When butter has fully melted in skillet, carefully remove hot Dutch oven from oven and swirl butter to coat pan. Quickly pour batter in skillet and place back in hot oven. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until puffed and lightly browned. Remove from oven and cut into wedges and place on serving plates. Cut tablespoon pats of butter, and place a pat on each serving. Cut lemon in half, and squeeze juice over wedges and sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

APPLE DUTCH BABY OVEN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 425 F. Put a cast-iron or ovenproof 9- or 10-inch skillet in the oven.
• In a bowl, combine the apple slices with brown sugar and cinnamon; toss gently to coat well.
• In another bowl, mix flour with salt. In a large cup or small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of the melted butter.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients, and whisk until just combined.
• Carefully take the hot cast iron pan from the oven, set it on a cooling rack, and add remaining butter; swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Arrange apple slices over the bottom of the pan.
• Pour batter over apple slices.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and lightly browned.
• Serve with syrup or sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Peel, core, and slice the apple 1/8 inch thick. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a 9-inch ovenproof crêpe pan or skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the apple, 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar, and the cinnamon and toss well. Sauté the apple for 5 to 7 minutes until tender, tossing occasionally. Spread the apple out in the pan and keep hot over low heat.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in the microwave. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine the flour, the remaining tablespoon of granulated sugar, and the salt. Whisk the flour mixture into the milk mixture, whisking until there are no lumps. Pour the batter over the cooked apple in the hot pan and immediately place in the oven.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the pancake is puffed and the edges start to get crispy and browned. Dust lightly with sifted confectioners' sugar, cut in wedges, and serve hot with maple syrup.

PEACH DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425ºF (218ºC). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or 13x9-inch glass pan.Blend or whisk eggs, milk or cream, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour, salt, and cinnamon and blend. Add butter and blend.Slice peaches. Blend the batter once more. Pour into pan and arrange peach slices on top.Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 325ºF (163ºC) and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven and serve immediately with lots of butter, a drizzle of maple syrup or honey (or a sprinkling of powdered sugar), and a dollop of whipped cream. Recipe adapted from my recipe for Blueberry Dutch Baby, which was adapted from Always With Butter.