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FRUIT-FILLED PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, flour, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar until smooth. Place butter in a 9-in. pie plate. Place in oven 2-3 minutes or until melted., Tilt pie plate to coat evenly with butter. Pour batter into hot plate. Bake 10-12 minutes or until sides are puffed and golden brown., Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine blueberries and banana. Remove pancake from oven. Top with fruit. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over top. Cut into wedges; serve immediately.

VANILLA DUTCH BABY (PUFFED PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the butter in a large, ovenproof, nonstick saute pan and place in the oven.
• Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the eggs, flour, warm milk, sugar, vanilla extract and pinch of salt, and blend on medium-high speed until uniform. (If mixing by hand, combine the eggs with the milk until the mixture is light yellow and no longer stringy, about 1 minute. Add the flour, sugar, vanilla, and pinch of salt, and whisk vigorously to remove the lumps, about 30 seconds.)
• Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven. The butter should be melted. Swirl the butter around the pan to coat completely, and then pour the remaining butter into the batter and pulse to blend. Pour the batter into the hot pan and return the pan to the oven. Cook until the pancake is puffed in the center and golden brown along the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Using a spatula, remove the entire Dutch baby from the pan and place on a cooling rack for a few minutes to allow the steam to escape without condensing along the bottom and rendering the pancake soggy. Dust with confectioners' sugar when cooled slightly. Slice the pancake into 8 wedges on a serving platter or cutting board.

FRUIT-FILLED PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place butter in a 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 400 degrees F for 4 - 5 minutes or until melted. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and salt. Add eggs and milk; whisk until smooth.
• Pour into hot pie plate. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 - 12 minutes or until edges are puffed and golden brown. Meanwhile, combine blueberries and bananas.
• In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spoon fruit mixture onto pancake; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Cut into wedges.

VANILLA PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Place butter in a baking dish and pop into a 200C/400F oven.
• Whisk eggs and add milk, sugar, flour and vanilla extract.
• Slice vanilla pod in half and use a knife to extract the seeds.
• Add seeds to batter and mix to disperse.
• Remove baking dish from oven and swirl to coat sides with butter. Pour batter into it and return to oven.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until puffed up and golden. Serve immediately as it will deflate once out of the oven.

OLD-WORLD PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Place butter in a 10-in. ovenproof skillet; place in a 425° oven until melted, 2-3 minutes. In a blender, process the eggs, milk, flour, sugar and nutmeg until smooth. Pour into prepared skillet. , Bake at 425° until puffed and browned, 16-18 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve with lemon wedges and, if desired, syrup and raspberries.

PUFF PANCAKE WITH CARAMELIZED FRUIT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, salt, milk and egg whites; beat with wire whisk until smooth.
• Place 1 tablespoon margarine in 9-inch glass pie pan. Heat in oven for 2 to 4 minutes or just until margarine sizzles.
• Remove pan from oven; tilt pan to coat bottom with melted margarine.
• Immediately pour batter into hot pan.
• Bake at 425°F for 14 to 18 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon margarine in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add apples and pears; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add brown sugar, cranberries and lemon juice; mix well.
• Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until fruit is tender.
• To serve, pour fruit mixture into pancake.
• Serve immediately.

DUTCH BOY PANCAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 450°F Add butter to 9-inch pie plate; heat in oven until melted. Tilt pie plate to evenly coat bottom and side with butter. Beat flour, salt, milk, vanilla and eggs with wire whisk until well blended; pour into pie plate. Place on lowest oven rack.
• BAKE 18 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and marshmallow cream with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• FILL pancake with fruit; top with the cream cheese mixture. Add cinnamon and sugar if desired. Serve immediately.

PEACH PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°.
• Spray 2 1/2 quart casserole or 9x13 baking dish, with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in baking dish in oven.
• Beat eggs slightly in large bowl with wire whisk.
• Beat in flour, sugar, salt, milk and almond or vanilla extract until smooth.
• Stir peaches into butter in baking dish. Return to oven 2 or 3 minutes until sizzling.
• Pour batter over peaches.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until puffed and golden.
• Serve with warmed Peach preserves, if desired or Maple syrup.
• Note:.
• You may substitute 1 bag (16 oz) frozen sliced peaches, thawed and drained or canned sliced peaches.

APPLE PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place a 12" skillet (with an oven-proof handle) in the oven to heat.
• Meanwhile, make the batter. In a medium sized bowl, use an electric hand mixer to beat eggs until frothy. Beat in flour, milk and salt on medium speed for about 1 minutes.
• Remove skillet from oven. Put butter in skillet and swirl until all of the butter has melted and coated the skillet.
• In a small bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon. Toss with apple slices to coat.
• Arrange coated apple slices in skillet and pour the batter over. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until pancake is puffy and golden brown.
• Cut into quarters and serve.