Dutch Baby with Apples and Honey

dutch baby with apples and honey
Photo: Lennart Weibull
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
4

Packed with Granny Smith apples, this Dutch baby pancake is a perfect dish for a fall brunch when everyone craves cozy baked apples. It would make a fitting centerpiece at a special Rosh Hashanah brunch as it nods to the traditional dish of sliced apples dipped in honey, a ritual performed to represent the hope for a sweet new year.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped into ½" pieces (1 ½ cups)

  • 3 tablespoons sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

  • 3 large eggs, room temperature

  • ¾ cup whole milk, room temperature

  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • Greek yogurt or skyr, fresh fruit, and honey for serving

Directions

  1. Over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium cast-iron skillet (10 inches, measured across top). Stir in apple, 1 tablespoon sugar, and cinnamon, and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate and wipe skillet clean.

  2. Preheat oven to 425°F and place now-clean skillet on center rack. In a bowl, whisk together flour, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt.

  3. Purée eggs in a blender until pale and frothy, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture, milk, and vanilla. Purée until smooth, about 30 seconds (the batter will be thin).

  4. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to skillet in oven. When it melts and sizzles, pull out the rack and quickly pour batter into center of skillet. Sprinkle apple mixture evenly over batter.

  5. Bake until pancake is puffed, golden brown in places, and crisp along the edges, 18 to 22 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve immediately with yogurt, fruit, and syrup.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, September 2020

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