Posts Tagged ‘dutch baby’

Okay, that’s my niece. My brother-in-law thinks that she looks like a German boy in this picture.

I don’t know why I’ve been so obsessed with these things. The Dutch baby, or German oven pancake is great to make when you don’t feel like hovering over the stove flipping pancakes. I tried Steamy Kitchen’s recipe. It was so easy to throw together, perfect for a lazy Sunday (or any lazy day).

I saw the Dutch baby recipe before in the Bread Bible, but thought I needed a special pan so I never used it. I went back to the recipe and found out you could halve the recipe which is perfect for 2 people. I also got to try out my new All-Clad 8″ pan that was an impulse buy.

This recipe takes longer to put together as it involves a 1 hour rest, cutting slits in it before the baking is done, and a few other things. Definitely a bit more effort is involved. Rose claims that this recipe gets rid of the rubbery/eggy bottom.

The result?

Hands down this recipe wins. The eggy bottom is non-existent and the Dutch baby rose evenly. Speaking of rising, these definitely rise. I was a bit shocked the first time I baked one and one side was about 8 inches high! They deflate shortly after, but I thought that I had done something horribly wrong.

Here’s a picture of it rising in the oven:

Overall, both recipes are good. I’ll use the Steamy Kitchen one when I want something effortless and I’ll use the Bread Bible recipe when I feel like putting more work into it. One day I hope to create a hybrid of these recipes and have a happy medium. I highly recommend a cast iron pan so it doesn’t stick. I also recommend making these — yum!

Recipe from Steamy Kitchen here.

Recipe from the Bread Bible here (Note: the hand method has the milk accidentally omitted. Add in the milk before the eggs)