Mini Dutch Babies Food

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.

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.

MINI DUTCH BABIES

Steps:

• TIP: Before you begin preparing and cooking the mini Dutch babies, it's a good idea to get all your toppings ready to go. See optional toppings below.

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.

DUTCH BABIES II

Steps:

• Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet inside oven and preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs with a whisk until light. Add milk and stir. Gradually whisk in flour, nutmeg and salt.
• Remove skillet from oven and reduce oven heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt butter in hot skillet so that inside of skillet is completely coated with butter. Pour all the batter in the skillet and return skillet to oven.
• Bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove promptly and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

FRENCH TOAST MINI DUTCH BABIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine milk, flour, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a blender. Blend until batter is smooth and free of lumps, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Cut butter into 12 equal pieces; place 1 piece in each cup of a 12-cup standard muffin pan. Place pan into the oven to melt butter, about 1 minute. Remove from the oven and divide pancake batter evenly between the cups.
• Place muffin pan on a baking sheet to catch spills, and place in the preheated oven. Bake until pancakes are puffed and browned on the edges, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the muffin pan for 2 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and bottoms to loosen and serve immediately.

MEAN'S DUTCH BABIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and milk well.
• Add sugar; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This can be done by hand or with a stand mixer.
• Melt butter in an ovenproof dish or cast iron pan in the oven.
• When butter is completely melted and pan is hot, pour in batter.
• Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
• Serve with maple syrup, jam or powdered sugar with a squeeze of lemon.