Dutch Berry Baby
It’s amazing how something as simple as eggs, flour and milk can puff up in the oven into the most gorgeous looking dish. A Dutch Baby is like a pancake crossed with a yorkshire pudding. It can be served for breakfast but they make a delicious dessert too.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs size 7
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- zest of lemon
- 60 gram butter
- 1 pinch salt if using unsalted butter
- icing sugar for dusting
- selection of fresh/frozen berries
- whipped cream or fresh yoghurt to serve
Instructions
- In a blender add the eggs, milk, flour, vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest (and pinch of salt if using unsalted butter).
- Pulse until the mix is well blended – Let the mixture rest for 20 minutes.
- While the mixture rests, preheat the oven to 220 -230 degrees, with a cast iron or oven proof frying pan or skillet in the oven.
- Remove the pan or skillet from oven (be careful as it is VERY hot) and add the butter. Let it fully melt and coat all the edges of the pan.
- Pour in the batter, and place straight back in to the oven.
- Cook for 20 minutes until it puffs up and the edges are nice and golden brown. NB: Do not open the oven door during this cooking process.
- Remove pan from oven. Dust with icing sugar, and top with fresh or pre thawed frozen berries.
- Serve immediately with whipped cream or yoghurt.