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Dutch Baby with Caramelized Cherries

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Dutch Baby with Caramelized Cherries

Photo by arielleclementine

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe for Cherries
  • A&M's Testing Notes: I've always thought sweet cherries were best eaten raw, while their sour counterparts belonged in pies, jam, and other baked goods. This recipe has me second-guessing my convictions. The cherries...

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    arielleclementine's Notes: Dutch Babies (aka German Pancakes) make for very happy breakfasts. It's at once fluffy and custardy, and in no time at all you've whipped up a lovely little breakfast for four! The caramelized...

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Serves 4

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

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  2. Melt butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add brown sugar, cherries, and a squeeze of juice from half a lemon and stir to combine. Simmer until the cherries have released some juice, and the sauce is thick and shiny, about 5 minutes.

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  3. While the cherries are caramelizing, place the eggs, milk, vanilla, salt, and flour in a blender and blend for 30 seconds on low speed. Increase the speed to high and blend for one minute more.

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  4. Pour the batter on top of the cherries and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the cherry juices are bubbling happily. Serve immediately with a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

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Summer_2010_1048 Reply

Oh, I would be so happy to find this on my breakfast table.

Henrykiss Reply

hooray! thank you, Midge!

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This would be best with fresh fruit, however, winter is coming and I found substituting a 15 ounce can of pie filling fruit for the first four ingredients made an acceptable filling. However, I did use a couple tablespoons of butter to coat the bottom and sides of the skillet before warming up the can of fruit.

Henrykiss Reply

what a fantastic tip! thanks, gbuda! sidenote- i grew up in a town called Buda in Texas!

Img_0423 Reply

These look very very very very yummy! Can't wait to try them!=)

Henrykiss Reply

a very belated thank you, coffeefoodwritergirl!

N538322836_1930755_1183 Reply

Oh my god that looks incredible!

Henrykiss Reply

thanks so much Aliwaks :)

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Great recipe! Added a dollop of Greek yogurt on top for serving! Um, good.

Henrykiss Reply

thanks, chezbeth! the greek yogurt sounds perfect- a nice way to cut the sweetness a bit!

Dscf1616_1_ Reply

fluffy fruity pancakes? yes, please!

Henrykiss Reply

hooray! thank you! and many congrats on your delicious looking fool! i also like your wedding fool joke ;)

Chocolate_peppermint_truffle_cookies_032 Reply

How great to see you back here with your wonderful recipes and great spirit - welcome back 'home'! I love this one and I just happen to have 2 bags of cherries in my frig I really must do something with.....

Henrykiss Reply

yahoo! thanks, ChezSuzanne! you guys are so awesome- i heart food52 :)

Cheese_for_twitter0001 Reply

You're back! I've missed your postings. This one looks awesome!

Henrykiss Reply

thanks, friend! your clafoutis is just lovely!

Dscn0826 Reply

very very nice. I have a couple of pounds of cherries and I think this will be tomorrows breakfast. Great photo too.

Henrykiss Reply

thanks, thirschfeld! i hope you like it :)

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

Our blueberries are ripening now . . . I bet this would be heavenly with blueberries, instead!! (Much easier to prepare, too. Just pick, wash, and use.) ;o)

Henrykiss Reply

haha- yes that does sound wonderful! and much easier- my hands were stained for a while from removing the pits from those cherries. thank you!

Ry_400 Reply

Beautiful recipe and picture!

Henrykiss Reply

hooray! thanks, melissav!

Copy_of_me Reply

YUM, welcome back even though I didn't know you were MIA...the more the merrier!!!

Henrykiss Reply

thanks, lapadia! it's good to be back :)

036 Reply

This looks GREAT - have never heard of a Dutch Baby but YUM. Where were you?

Henrykiss Reply

hey sweet girl! thank you! these are our busy months at work, but everything is settling back to normal now, which means, happily, more time in the kitchen :)

Profilepic Reply

Yes yes yes. One of my all-time favorite brunch dishes. Welcome back!

Henrykiss Reply

thank you, rivka! i only learned about dutch babies a year or so ago after a girlfriend whipped one up for breakfast after a bachelorette slumber party. it was so puffy and fun!

Henrykiss Reply

thanks for the lovely review! i'm so happy you liked it :)

Mrs Reply

Hello hello! Hope you've been up to something fun! By the looks of this recipe, it seems you have!

Henrykiss Reply

oh mrslarkin! thank you! i've actually been working a lot, but things are slowing down now so i have time to cook again, hooray!

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

Welcome back, arielleclementine, with a great recipe!

Henrykiss Reply

thank you, drbabs! happy to be back again!

186003_1004761561_1198459_n Reply

I love dutch babies...I have one on Food52 that I have used for 30 years! I like the idea of mixing the cherries into the batter.

Henrykiss Reply

your Henry Thiele's Pancake II is a beauty! i love the classic with lemon and sugar :) as you can see from the picture, the cherries stopped this from puffing up as much as a normal dutch baby, but it still tasted pretty nice!

Monkeys Reply

Oh baby, I'm going to make this first chance I get. Happy to see you back!

Henrykiss Reply

yahoo! thanks, monkeymom! it's good to be back :)

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