Prosciutto Dutch Baby Food

SAVORY PROSCIUTTO AND SWISS DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, sugar, polenta, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs. Add the milk mixture to flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425°F with oven rack in lower third of oven. Remove batter from the refrigerator. Whisk until well combined and allow to stand at room temperature while oven preheats. Prepare your prosciutto, cheese and butter to have handy as you'll need to work quickly.
• Place a 10-inch (top diameter) cast-iron skillet in preheated oven and let heat 15 minutes. Remove the hot skillet from oven and add butter pieces to skillet and swirl, until butter is completely melted and beginning to brown.
• Whisk batter again until well combined and working quickly, pour batter into skillet. Arrange prosciutto and cheese around edges of batter, leaving about a 4-inch-wide circle in centre. *If you want crispy prosciutto, make sure you don't cover it with the cheese. Immediately return skillet to oven, and bake until golden brown, puffed, 16 to 20 minutes.
• While the Dutch baby bakes, add the arugula to a medium bowl. In a small jar or bowl, combine the Dijon mustard, vinegar, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and shake or whisk vigorously until well combined. Drizzle dressing over arugula, until moistened (you may not need quite all of it).
• Remove Dutch baby from oven. Let stand 1 minute (it will deflate as it rests). Top with dressed arugula and serve.

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.