Fresh Berry Dutch Baby Food

DUTCH BABY WITH BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• For the berry compote: Combine the raspberries, blueberries, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest and juice and a splash of water to a small pot. Turn the heat to medium and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the mixture has thickened and the berries have burst, about 7 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and keep the compote warm.
• For the strawberry topping: Meanwhile, toss together the strawberries, sugar and orange zest in a small bowl. Allow the berries to sit and release their juices and for the sugar to dissolve.
• For the Dutch babies: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place 2 cast-iron pans in the oven while preheating, about 20 minutes.
• Add the flour, milk, melted butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs and salt to a large bowl. Whisk to combine; the batter should be smooth but small lumps are OK.
• Remove the pans from the oven. Divide the remaining cold butter between the pans and let it melt to coat. Add half the batter (about 1/2 cup) to each pan and place immediately in the oven. Cook until golden brown on the sides and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Serve the Dutch babies right out of the cast-iron pans topped with compote, strawberries, whipped cream, mint and chocolate shavings. YUM!

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.

FRESH BERRY DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Whisk eggs, milk and butter in medium bowl until blended. Stir in flour.
• Pour into 9-inch deep-dish pie plate sprayed with cooking spray. Combine fruit; spoon half over batter in pie plate.
• Bake 25 to 35 min. or until edge is puffed and center is firm. Meanwhile, whisk cornstarch and water in small saucepan until blended. Stir in dry gelatin mix. Bring just to simmer on medium heat; cook and stir 2 min. until gelatin is completely dissolved and mixture is thickened. Stir in lemon juice.
• Serve pancake topped with remaining fruit mixture. Drizzle with gelatin mixture.

BLUEBERRY-LEMON DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Combine flour, milk, eggs, stevia, lemon zest, vanilla, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Leave batter in the blender to rest for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place a 9-inch cast iron skillet in oven to preheat.
• When ready to bake, add butter to hot skillet, swirling to coat pan. Pour in batter, quickly sprinkle blueberries over the top, and bake until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

MIXED-BERRY DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425° and heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over moderate heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the finely grated lemon zest, sugar and salt until combined.
• Add the flour and milk and whisk until smooth. Add 1 cup each of the raspberries and blackberries.
• Melt the butter in the skillet and add the batter, spreading the fruit evenly.
• Bake in the center of the oven for about 22 minutes, until the edges are browned and puffed and the center is lightly browned in spots.
• Transfer the skillet to a trivet and dust the Dutch Baby with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut into wedges and serve with the remaining fresh berries.

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.