Dutch Baby

Ingredients

Dry:

• 67 g (½ cup) flour (sifted)
• 38 g (3 tbsp) sugar
• ½ tsp kosher salt

Wet:

• 2 large eggs
• 120 mL whole milk
• 14 g (1 tbsp) butter (melted)
• 1 tsp (5 g) vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp lemon extract

Miscellaneous:

• 2 tbsp butter
• Lemon wedges
• Powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Put a cast iron skillet in the preheating oven, with 3 tbsp butter.

3. Mix the dry ingredients.

   • I like to sift the flour, because it makes it easier to get a smooth batter with no lumps, but it isn't necessary.

4. Mix the wet ingredients in the following order [1]:

   • Eggs (beaten)
   • Milk
   • Butter (melted, from the preheating skillet)

   The order does seem to matter! I don't know why, but I tried mixing these ingredients in a couple different ways, and this gives the best rise.

5. Wait until the butter in the skillet turns a golden brown.

   • Often you can start to smell a sweet, nutty aroma when this happens.

6. Mix the wet and dry ingredients to form a smooth, thin batter.

7. Pour the batter into the preheated skillet.

8. Bake for 30-35 minutes; until the edges are puffed and brown.

9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with lemon wedges.

Notes

1. I'm curious if the order of mixing the butter/flour/eggs matters. My thought is that the butterfat can either: (i) inhibit gluten formation or (ii) be emulsified by the eggs. bind the gluten and the egg will emulsify the butter fat, which

   • melt butter, beat in eggs, mix in milk, milk in flour:

     the rim rose, but not that well, and there were big bubbles/peaks in the center as well.

   • melt butter, mix into flour, combine eggs and milk, mix everything

     Same as above: rim rose, but not well, and there were bubbles in the middle.

   • beat eggs, add milk, add melted butter

     This gives the best rise.

2. I think the best thing is to add the batter when the butter is golden brown, not to wait 10 minutes or anything like that.

3. Try substituting milk and melted butter for 134 g coconut milk. Coconut milk and milk with melted butter are both considered cream substitutes, so hopefully it will work.

   Update: This doesn't work at all: you basically get a huge pancake.

Reference

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dutch-baby-recipe0-1939525