Dutch Baby Pancakes With Spiced Apple Compote

Breakfast being the most important meal in a day need to be elaborate giving you the good amount of energy. It must be balanced with all the nutrients. Breakfast for me has even more value because I like to eat heavy in morning after my workout or running session. And when it is weekend, I try to indulge myself a bit. I love having eggs, cereals, pancakes, smoothies and sometimes savoury Indian breakfast like poha, upma, idli and dosa as well. And as the weather starts to become a little cooler with summers receding gradually, I love having warm pancakes drizzled with either maple syrup, fresh fruits. It does wonder if there’s some spices like cinnamon or nutmeg added to them. Nothing could be more comforting than this when entire house smells of warm spices. This weekend I baked these yummy and beautiful looking pancakes called dutch baby. The name sounds a little strange though. Anyways, so these pancakes are actually baked in a hot cast iron pan which basically resemble a popover or a yorkshire pudding (the sweet one though), after they come out of oven. These are usually served with some butter, fruits and syrup. Now because I wanted them to be little more healthy too, I made them with half of whole wheat flour replacing plain flour. You could completely make them with plain flour, if the earthy flavour of whole wheat flour is something which you don’t like. And because it is autumn for us already here, I cooked a beautiful spicy apple and prune compote to top my pancakes with. Just so apt for the weather.

Dutch Baby Pancakes With Spiced Apple Compote

2016-09-13 23:24:24

Dutch Baby Pancakes With Spiced Apple Compote

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For the dutch baby

1. 3 large eggs
2. 1 tbsp caster sugar
3. 180 ml milk
4. 50 gm whole wheat flour
5. 50 gm plain flour
6. seeds of ½ vanilla bean
7. 1 tsp cinnamon powder
8. a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
9. 25 gm butter

For the apple compote

1. 2 red apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
2. 8-10 dried pitted prunes
3. 1 tbsp lemon juice
4. 1 tsp lemon rind
5. 3 tbsp dark brown sugar
6. 1/4 cup water
7. 1 whole cinnamon stick
8. 1 whole star anise

For the apple compote

1. 1. Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan and cook on medium heat for about 8 minutes, or until apples are tender and cooked.

For the dutch baby

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degree C and put a 10 inch cast iron pan on the middle rack while the oven is preheating.
2. Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients except butter in a big bowl using hand blender, until it is frothy and runny.
3. Carefully take out the cast iron from the oven and swirl the butter through entire pan and pour the batter in heated pan.
4. Put the pan back in the oven and bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.
5. Take out of oven and serve immediately with cooked compote and some dusting of icing sugar.

Notes

1. You could use a small oven proof roasting pan as well, if you don't have a cast iron pan.

By Himanshu Taneja

Adapted from Simple Nigella by Nigella Lawson

Adapted from Simple Nigella by Nigella Lawson

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