Dutch Baby Pancake | The Modern Proper (2024)

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March 15, 2024

Extremely simple ingredients yield a showy, puffed-up, popover-like, oven-baked Dutch baby pancake that’s buttery, delicate, and delicious.

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  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Vegetarian
  • 30 Minutes
  • Kid Friendly

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A Dutch Baby Pancake That’s As Light and Fluffy As Your Favorite Pillow

Dusted in powdered sugar—or whatever topping you love best—a fluffy, poofy, piping hot Dutch baby is the speediest way to get breakfast on the table. Sometimes called a German pancake, this all-American brunch favorite is easy to make at home and the recipe is nearly foolproof, despite its grandiose appearance. For more fancy pancake recipes to celebrate a special day — or just the fact that it’s the weekend — try out our Trail Mix Pancakes or our Almond Poppyseed Pancakes.

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What Is A Dutch Baby?

A Dutch baby — sometimes called German pancakes — is a big, buttery oven-baked pancake. It’s cooked in a lot of butter in a super-hot cast iron skillet in the oven, and it gets all puffy with crisped edges when it bakes. You can make a sweet Dutch baby or a savory Dutch baby by topping the finished pancake with whatever your heart desires, though a simple squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle of confectioner's sugar is probably the most classic way of serving it.

Dutch Baby Ingredients: Magically Simple

  • Eggs

  • All-purpose flour

  • Whole milk

  • Vanilla

  • Sea salt

  • Salted butter

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Let’s Learn How To Make A Dutch Baby Pancake

  1. Put the empty, dry cast iron skillet in the warm oven to get nice and hot.

  2. Dump all of the ingredients except for the butter into a blender.

  3. Blend until you’ve got a smooth batter. If you’d rather blend the batter with a whisk, you can, but be sure to really whip it up — you need to incorporate air in order for the Dutch baby to rise like it should.

  4. Grab that hot skillet and pop in the butter. Let it melt completely.

  5. Pour the batter into the buttered pan.

  6. Bake!

  7. Serve!

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How To Store + Tips for the Best, Easy German Pancakes

  • Store any leftover pancakes in the fridge for up to 3 days. Enjoy them cold with jam on top, or warm them up briefly in the microwave.

  • What is the difference between a Dutch baby and a German pancake? There isn’t one! They are the same thing. You can call this recipe either one!

  • What makes a Dutch baby rise? The magic that makes that Dutch baby pancake rise to its signature heights is simple: Steam! The combination of air that’s whipped into the eggs when you mix the batter and the super hot cast-iron skillet (and oven) create the conditions needed for the lift we love.

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Dutch Baby Toppings: The Sky’s The Limit

One of the best things about Dutch baby toppings is that they’re really adaptable to what you’ve got on hand. A lot of people are bonkers for apples as a topping—caramelized, or in apple butter form. But other combos we love are:

  • Butter and syrup

  • Butter and jam

  • Powdered sugar and lemon juice

  • Whipped cream and fresh berries

  • Cinnamon sugar

  • A fried egg and some shredded cheese and herbs

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More Breakfast and Brunch Recipes To Try

  • French Toast

  • Banana Bread

  • Belgian Waffles

  • Baked Oatmeal

  • How to Make French Toast Nothing fancy—simply how to make the very best French toast you’ve ever had! Now, pass the maple syrup.
  • Banana Bread We started with our very favorite homemade banana bread recipe and we made it even more decadent by topping it with sweet, creamy maple mascarpone.
  • Belgian Waffles Buttery, rich and perfectly golden-crisp, these restaurant-perfect Belgian waffles are what lazy brunch dreams are made of!
  • Baked Oatmeal We’re always looking for ways to brighten up our day at breakfast, and this baked oatmeal dish really helps get the wheels turning. Make this on a Sunday, and just add milk and warm it up all week.

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FAQs

What's the difference between a Dutch baby and a pannekoek? ›

Both Netherlands-style Pannenkoeken and Dutch Baby pancakes make a wonderful breakfast option as the batter can be made the night before and, in the case of the Dutch Baby, the pancake is baked in the oven, making it a relatively hands-off recipe.

What is the difference between Dutch pancakes and regular pancakes? ›

What's the difference between a Dutch pancake and an American pancake? A Dutch pancake is usually larger and much thinner than the thick and fluffy American pancakes. If you order a Dutch pancake at PANCAKES Amsterdam, you will get a delicious thin pancake with a diameter of 32 centimeters.

What is the difference between Dutch baby and clafoutis? ›

Rather than a pancake, a clafoutis is more like a flan or a tart. The batter is also thin but uses more eggs and sugar than a Dutch baby and is whisked rapidly until it's fluffy (or you can use a blender hack for the dreamiest clafoutis).

What is the difference between Yorkshire pudding and Dutch baby pancake? ›

A Dutch baby is very similar to a Yorkshire pudding, with a few differences: the Yorkshire pudding is more likely to be baked in individual servings, the pan is usually greased with beef drippings, and the result is rarely sweet. Dutch babies are larger, use butter rather than beef fat, and are frequently sweet.

What is a pancake insult in Dutch? ›

Pannenkoek — Among the more benign Dutch insults you could call someone to let them know that they're an idiot? A pancake.

Why are German pancakes called Dutch babies? ›

The term “Dutch baby” was coined by an American restaurateur whose use of “Dutch” was a corruption of the word “Deutsch” (“German” in German). “Baby” referred to the fact that the restaurant served miniature versions.

Why is clafoutis rubbery? ›

Why is my cherry clafoutis rubbery? If your oven is too hot the Cherry Clafoutis can easily overcook and become rubbery.

Why does my Dutch baby taste eggy? ›

If you would like the inside of the finished dish to be a little less "egg-y" then cut the number of eggs down to 3, and many many reviewers also found that just 3 Tablespoons of butter worked better for them.

What makes a Dutch baby puff up? ›

Like popovers and Yorkshire pudding, the thing that gives Dutch babies their signature puff is steam.

What is the US version of Yorkshire pudding? ›

History. The popover is an American version of Yorkshire pudding and similar batter puddings made in England since the 17th century, The oldest known reference to popovers dates to 1850. The first cookbook to print a recipe for popovers was in 1876.

What are Dutch pancakes Aruba? ›

Dutch pancakes are much thinner and also bigger in size than American pan cakes. They are served in sweet and savory styles for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Poffertjes are half-dollar sized pancakes. Especially in the morning hours you can expect long lines at this restaurant that serves the best pancakes in Aruba.

What is special about Dutch pancakes? ›

Dutch pancakes are often eaten at kids' birthday parties or other special occasions. They are a lot larger and thinner than their American counterpart and can be made/ordered with a wide variety of add-ons. Some of my favorites are pancakes filled with bananas or with bacon.

What are three types of pancakes? ›

If you want to diverge from the standard pancake recipe, take your pick from the different types of pancakes around the world below.
  • French Crêpes. ...
  • American-Style Pancakes. ...
  • Scotch Pancakes. ...
  • Indonesian Serabi. ...
  • Russian Blinis. ...
  • Moroccan Msem*n. ...
  • Danish Aebleskiver. ...
  • Irish Boxty.

What is the difference between pannekoeken and crepes? ›

Dutch Pancakes, or as my relatives call them Pannekoeken, are super similar to French Crepes!! French Crepes and Dutch Pancakes are built with 3 basic ingredients: flour, milk and eggs. The only difference between the two are that a French Crepe is considerably thinner as its batter uses twice as much milk.

What is the Dutch word pancake? ›

Literally translated “pannenkoek” is the Dutch word for pancake.

What do Dutch people call pancakes? ›

I've grown up with Dutch pancakes called 'Pannenkoeken' in Dutch. In the Netherlands pancakes are often eaten for dinner. But they're also easily eaten for breakfast and lunch as well.

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