Dutch baby with berries and honey
Serves 2 · 35 minutes · Classic frying pan
A sweet oven pancake that puffs up high with crisp edges. The batter goes into a hot carbon steel pan with butter, and it is the heat of the pan that makes it rise.
A Dutch baby is a thin batter of eggs, milk and flour baked in a hot pan in a hot oven until it puffs up with crisp, golden edges. The key is for the pan and butter to be properly hot when the batter goes in, and to keep the oven door shut.
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 3 eggs
- 150 ml milk
- 75 g plain flour
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 25 g butter
To top
- 150 g mixed berries, such as blackberries, blueberries and redcurrants
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 2 tbsp runny honey
Method
- Put the pan in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 200 °C, so the pan heats up with it.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt to a smooth, thin batter, ideally with a stick blender. Leave it to rest while the oven heats, at least 10 minutes.
- Take out the hot pan with oven gloves and add the butter. Swirl it until it melts and coats the base and sides, then pour in the batter straight away.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes without opening the oven door, until the pancake has puffed up and the edges are deep golden.
- Pile the berries in the middle, dust with icing sugar and drizzle with honey. Serve at once, as it sinks after a few minutes.
Why it works
Carbon steel heats through quickly in the oven and holds that heat when the cold batter goes in. The batter sets on contact with the hot base and climbs the flared sides, and the steel handle means the whole pan can go in the oven.
FAQ
Why does a Dutch baby sink?
That is completely normal. It puffs up with steam and sinks as it cools, so serve it as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Can I use frozen berries?
Yes. Thaw and drain them well first, or the juice will make the centre of the pancake soggy.
What is the difference between a Dutch baby and a Yorkshire pudding?
The method is similar, but a Dutch baby is a single large pancake with sugar and vanilla in the batter, served sweet.
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