Peach Melba Dutch Baby Pancake Food

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.

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.

PEACHY DUTCH PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place butter in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Place in oven 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted; carefully swirl to coat bottom and sides of dish. Carefully add peaches; return to oven for 3-4 minutes or until bubbly., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Add milk and extract. Whisk in flour, sugar and salt. Pour into hot baking dish. Bake 10-12 minutes or until puffed and sides are golden brown., Remove from oven; serve immediately with preserves and syrup., To Make Ahead:Prepare pancake batter as directed. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 425°. Prepare baking dish as directed. Whisk batter until blended; pour into hot baking dish. Bake, as directed, until puffed and sides are golden brown.