Sean's Perfect Dutch Baby Pancake (Family)

This Dutch Baby (also called a German Pancake)
 is a puffy breakfast pastry that tastes like a
cross between a crepe and a pancake. ❤️

Ingredients: 

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons sugar**

1 teaspoon vanilla**

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup corn starch

2/3 cup milk (or milk alternative)

butter for greasing

Method:

Preheat oven to 425*. Place a 10 inch oven proof pan, pie pan or cast iron skillet in the oven to preheat for at least 10 minutes.

Use a blender or whisk to thoroughly mix together all the of ingredients. Set aside the batter, in the refrigerator, for at least 20 minutes, to rest before baking.

Carefully remove the preheated pan from the oven and generously grease with butter. Add the batter immediately to the pan and return to the oven. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or just until the pancake is puffed up and golden brown.

Use a large spatula to lift the Dutch Baby from the pan. (It should lift out easily.) Place on a cooling rack to prevent the bottom from becoming soggy. Cut into wedges and serve at once sprinkled with lemon juice and powdered sugar. (It also may be topped with syrup, preserves, or cinnamon sugar.)

**For a savory Dutch Baby, omit the vanilla and sugar.

Savory Method:

To create a savory Dutch Baby, remove the pancake from the oven a few minutes before it has finished baking. Crack a few eggs and/or top with bite sized pieces of  ham and onion. Bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the eggs or just about set. (The eggs will finish cooking while resting on the cooling rack.)

Sean's Tasty Savory Dutch Baby 
is topped with eggs, ham & onion. ❤️

Notes: I received this recipe from my oldest son, Sean ~ Both he and his pancake are wonderful❣  A Dutch Baby is basically a giant popover, that is similar to a Yorkshire pudding. Usually, but not always, it is made sweet and eaten for breakfast.  Dutch babies and German pancakes are essentially the same thing ~ They originated in Germany, not in the Netherlands. The name "Dutch Baby" was created by an American restaurant owner who mispronounced "Deutsch". (The word for "German".)