Dutch Babies taste much better than they sound.
I had no idea what the hell these were until two years ago.
Like Euthanasia and 1999, I had long misheard and, consequently, massively misunderstood the term.
As a child forced to listen to NPR, I couldn’t understand why some people were so against the Youth In Asia that they would have protests and condemn their existence as a direct violation of “God’s will”. The Youth In Asia must be some really, really bad kids, I thought. I mean, you don’t hear about the Youth in Europe or the Youth in Africa nearly as much as the Youth In Asia…they must be some real hard-core bad asses, those Asian youth…
Similarly, while I understood $19.99 to generally be affordable and a good price for, say, a dinner out, it was hardly worth partying for. Party like its $19.99? Really?
…I also thought Oral Sex was tongue-kissing and was totally traumatized when I learned the truth….but that is a story not at all appropriate for this blog…or at least this post.
So why, then, would people want to eat Dutch Babies?
I swear I am a natural brunette and not blond; I was just home-schooled.
Two decades after re-entering society and attending public high school, I still don’t really get the name of the pop-over pancakes, but I’m willing to give them a try.
So here is a good recipe I found at my favorite recipe website, allrecipes.com.
They may not be as cute as babies dressed in Dutch costumes, but I think they probably taste better.
Dutch Babies--yet another way to use that Costco bag of frozen blueberries. Click link for another take on this breakfast food.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for dusting
DIRECTIONS:
- Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet inside oven and preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs with a whisk until light. Add milk and stir. Gradually whisk in flour, nutmeg and salt.
- Remove skillet from oven and reduce oven heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt butter in hot skillet so that inside of skillet is completely coated with butter. Pour all the batter in the skillet and return skillet to oven.
- Bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove promptly and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
But it makes such an excellent shorthand: “Babies for breakfast?” It’s easy enough to make one or two at home, but more than that creates a massive post-breakfast mess. After pulling out every cast iron pan and glass baking dish in the house and feeding the crowd over the course of 90 minutes, you still have a sink full of baked-on edges and gooey plates.
My first exposure to the Dutch Baby name came through the Original Pancake House., and I’m more than happy to head back.
If you have no blueberries, they are also amazing with lemon juice, and a little whipped cream… a la Original Pancake House as mentioned by your reader above… yum!