Dutch Babies or
Dutch Belted Babies
Dutch Babies are quick to make and filling. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator and serve as is for snacks.
Our wonderful family cows are royal Dutch Belted's. They sport a wide white belt around their middles and give a sweet and easily digested milk. We make all of our cottage cheese and ricotta from their milk so we created the Dutch Belted variation of this dish in their honor.
Ingredients
1 stick (or 8 Tbl. or ½ cup) butter
6 eggs
1 ½ cups of flour
1 ½ cups of milk
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
Method
1. Preheat oven to 425˚.
2. Melt the stick of butter in a jelly roll pan in the oven while the oven is preheating.
3. In a large bowl beat the eggs and then add the milk. Add the flour, salt and cinnamon. Whisk away any large lumps of flour.
4. Pull warm jelly roll pan containing the now melted butter out of the oven. Tip the pan around to ensure that the entire bottom is covered with butter. Then tip the pan over the bowl of batter and pour most of the butter into it. Leave enough butter in the jelly roll pan to prevent sticking.
5. Pour the batter into the jelly roll pan and place in oven for 12 - 15 minutes or until the Dutch Baby is browned and puffy.
6. Cut into individual portions and serve as you would pancakes with maple syrup.
To Make Dutch Belted Babies
1. Gently warm cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in a pan on the stove. Flavor, if you wish, with cinnamon or cardamom and a touch of sugar.
2. Cut the still hot Dutch Babies into strips the short way across the jelly roll pan. Place a strip on each plate.
3. Place a spoonful of the warmed cottage cheese or ricotta on the end and roll the whole thing up. Dust with cinnamon and drizzle maple syrup over all. (If you are feeding a large gang as we do here, then it is faster to spread the filling lengthwise down one edge of the Dutch Babies, roll the entire package up and then slice across for individual servings.)
4. This filling and nourishing dish becomes beautiful - and even more nourishing - with berries scattered on top and garnished with mint.
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