Dutch Baby Pancake

A Dutch baby pancake, sometimes called a German pancake, a Bismarck, or a Dutch puff, is a sweet breakfast dish similar to Yorkshire pudding. It is baked in a pan and falls soon after being removed from the oven. It is generally served with fresh squeezed lemon, butter, and powdered sugar or fruit toppings and syrup have been used too.  According to Sunset magazine, Dutch babies were introduced in the first half of the 1900s at Manca's Cafe, a family-run restaurant in Seattle owned by Victor Manca. While these pancakes are derived from the German pancake dish, it is said that the name Dutch baby was coined by one of Victor Manca's daughters. In 1942, Manca's Cafe owned the trademark for Dutch babies, although the cafe later closed in the 1950s.  It is thought by some that the "Dutch" moniker refers to the group of German-American immigrants known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, where "Dutch" actually comes from the German word "deutsch."

The mini meringue's and I decided to make this for breakfast last weekend.  The recipe we had did not call for any sugar or vanilla to be added but next time I make this I will include it.  The Dutch Baby came out very blah in taste so I can see why syrup, fruits and powdered sugar would be needed to jazz it up.  This recipe was super simple to prepare...enjoy!

Start by preheating your oven to 425 degrees and place one stick of butter into a pie pan to melt while the oven is heating up.

Have your mini meringue's crack 5 eggs for you.  We use the crack in a bowl and transfer the "shell free" eggs into a separate container method!  Once all eggs are cracked and shell free pour them into a blender and blend on high speed for one minute.

With the blender running add to the eggs 1 1/4 cups milk and then add 1 1/4 cups flour.  Blend together ingredients for an additional 30 seconds.  Pour batter into pie plate with butter melted.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Allow to cool 5 minutes before cutting and serve with fresh fruit!

One of the mini meringues said it was great and had 2 pieces, the other two and myself thought that it was ok and needed something else.  Next time we will add some vanilla to the batter and sprinkle with powdered sugar at the end. 

Viel Spa!  That's German for Enjoy!  ")