Savory Dutch Baby

"I know most people know Dutch Babies as a sweet breakfast food- but not in my family! Sausage and cheese make this breakfast classic more hearty."
 
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photo by Baby Kato
photo by Baby Kato photo by Baby Kato
Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6
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ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 18 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 cup cheese, shredded (use a good melting type like cheddar or Jack)
  • 1 cup cooked sausage (you can use crumbly sausage or even better, smoked sausage cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Put margarine and sausage into the baking dish and place in the oven to heat about 5 minutes before you add the batter. Keep a close eye on it because it will burn if you let it.
  • Blend eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in a blender or with a mixer. Add the flour 1/4c at a time until just incorporated evenly (don't overmix otherwise you'll activate the gluten in the flour and have a thick dutch baby rather than a fluffy one).
  • Add batter immediately after it's ready to hot baking dish.
  • Sprinkle cheese over the batter and bake for 20-25 minutes, until puffy and Golden brown.
  • Let it cool a few minutes before cutting- it will deflate during this period.
  • Enjoy!
  • Note: this is my family recipe, and it was is told to me as a ratio- 1/4 milk & flour for every egg- feel free to go up or down a size on your baking dish just adjusting according to the ratio!

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Reviews

  1. Had left-over Italian sausage from Saturday Pizza Night and also used cheddar cheese. Your directions resulted in a fluffy and perfectly textured Dutch Baby. My wife used a little maple syrup on hers and it was suprisingly good. Will be a regular on our breakfast table. Thanks for posting...Had to come back and rave about this breakfast again. We've served this to guests many times now and always get raves. If you are reading this review, this is a 10 star recipe you have to try (try maple syrup or hot sauce on top). Thanks again for one of our most used breakfasts.
     
  2. I tried this savory recipe with chicken, onion, bell peppers, garlic and bacon! So yummy!! Added 3 eggs, 3/4 cup gluten free flour mix, 1/2 cup almond milk, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder and onion salt. So good!!!30 minutes! Gluten and dairy free too!!!!
     
  3. I always add green apple with mine too. It takes so good with the sausage, cheese and syrup. :)
     
  4. We have been making and eating Dutch Babies (German Pancake) for years..the sweet variety, usually with syrup and sometimes with fruit, using the blender method and cast iron skillet. This recipe intrigued me so we had it today and it was delicious! I took your advice about the blending and it was wonderfully fluffy. I gave it a four star but my usually egg hating husband said give it a FIVE! THANK YOU Ps. It didn't collapse!
     
  5. I'd never heard of a Dutch Baby, so I can't compare it to the sweet ones. Because this is fast, easy, and tasty, it will be making a reappearance at our Sunday morning table. The other half just loved it. It even makes for great leftovers the next morning. Just microwave on high for 30 seconds per serving (1000 watt microwave) and it's almost as good as when it came out of the oven.
     
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Welcome to my page! I live in Central Washington State with my husband and Golden Retriever, Hallie. I'm back in my hometown after earning my Bachelor's Degree, and I work at a Brokerage firm. I've loved cooking my whole life, and really delved into it during high school when I got put in charge of cooking for my family of seven, who were all picky eaters or had dietary restrictions. I really like to experiment in the kitchen- its one place where my creativity can really flow. I rarely measure ingredients unless I'm baking- but I occasionally bust out the scales, spoons, and cups so I can post accurate recipes. Nowadays I cook lightened versions of my favorites. I joined Weight Watchers in April 2007 and have lost 40 lbs on the program- it has really changed my life. I recently started working as a receptionist for Weight Watchers meetings on top of my full time job because I enjoy the program so much. WW has helped out my Hubby, too- He has lost around 30 lbs as well just by eating my lighter cooking :) I like the challenge of making healthy but delicious food. My favorite TV Chef is Alton Brown- I own all of his cookbooks, and like how he has a reason for everything he does. Plus, I like to jerry-rig things and he's a sort of MacGyver in the kitchen. My biggest challenge in cooking is making food that appeals to me while not disgusting my husband. He likes very simple, and somewhat bland foods. He hates garlic and onions, so I've really had to scale back there, though I won't give them up completely. I love to try new flavors and cuisines, while he would be happy eating Hamburger Helper. I'm just getting in to baking bread. I've tried using my KitchenAid mixer and actually prefer doing it by hand- nothing better than hot bread fresh out of the oven! I'm also a regular poster in the exercise/High activity forum since I started running earlier this year. My plan is to participate in all our local fun-runs.
 
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