Some mornings I’m too tired to think about breakfast. OK, truth be told MOST mornings I’m too tired to think about breakfast. A lot of times everyone gets breakfast on their own, but when we have a little more leisure time (like on weekends), I like to make something we can all sit down to that warms little tummies. However, even then, I really don’t want to have to think very hard about what I’m making.
Enter Dutch Babies or Oven Pancakes!
I was first introduced to Dutch Babies by another large family. I had never even heard of them. Imagine my surprise when I poured the eggy mixture into a casserole dish and out of the oven popped a crazy yummy breakfast that nearly jumps out of the pan!
Top them with just about anything you can think of (we like maple syrup or powdered sugar or fruit). They are wonderful served up with a side of fruit or some bacon. And cold leftovers are tasty too!
Here’s the recipe:
Dutch Babies
aka
Oven Pancake
8 eggs
2 c. milk
2 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
Preheat oven to 400º. Put 1/4 c. of butter into each of two 9×13″ casserole dishes. Put the pans into the oven to melt the butter as the oven preheats.
Mix together eggs, milk, and flour in a medium mixing bowl.
Once butter is melted, pull the pans out of the oven and tip pans to allow butter to coat the entire surface.
Pour 1/2 of the egg mixture into each of the pans and bake 15-20 minutes. Mixture will brown and puff up as it bakes. Cut the oven pancake into squares. Serve with maple syrup, powdered sugar, or fruit.
Now wasn’t that easy?!
Jessica says
If these are as yummy as they look then they are going into our regular breakfast rotation!
Lisa says
Thank you for an awesome post on my fave topic… food. ha! I appreciate your blog so very much and have shared it with friends and family. My sister is pregnant with her first baby and is a few weeks behind you so I forward her all your pregnancy posts. Many thanks for your dedication to this blog. You are awesome!!
Tara H says
We’ve been having revival at our church this week which means we are out late so I’m letting our boys sleep late. So right now it’s 9:20 and all 5 are still asleep. I’m going to the kitchen and whipping some of these up! Perfect. Thanks! 🙂
Emi says
I read this post while I was in bed this morning. When the kids asked what was for breakfast, they were thrilled when I told them a “Dutch Baby” 🙂 They had so much fun watching it transform through the oven door window, and it was delicious! We topped it with powdered sugar and strawberries…so easy to make too. Thanks for helping to start off our day in a fun, new way!
Rhoda says
This reminds me of when I was single and didn’t feel like making “real” pancakes so I would cheat and throw together basically this recipe and make one big eggcake (what I called it). Only difference, I went ahead and cooked it stove top. Never thought about using the oven. What a great idea especially with cooler temperatures coming. My favorite way to eat this was smothered in LOTS of dark brown sugar and honey or syrup. I know–not the healthiest option, but boy was it tasty. I definitely need to give this a try. My kids would love this (only minus a LOT of brown sugar!).
Christen says
These are so yummy! We put a little bit of pie filling on ours when we have it and it tastes so good. 🙂
Carrie Cauthen says
It looks easy to divide for a small family with preschoolers but does it turn out? I thought about cutting it in half for the 4 of us.
Amy says
Yes, you can definitely half it and only use one pan.
Tori says
Just made this for lunch, and they were really good! Added 1/4 cup sugar to ours for a little extra sweetness. 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe, Amy!
Jenny says
We love this with maple syrup and cinnamon:-)
Kate says
Brilliant! Thanks!
Laurel says
We make a gluten-free version of this. Definitely a favorite of our family, especially the little ones who like to watch it puff up 🙂
Valerie says
This became tonight’s dinner and everyone liked it…the kids thought it looked like an expensive dessert from an upscale restaurant when they topped it with sprinkled powdered sugar and a fancy drizzle of maple syrup.
So easy too..
Now to figure out how to make gluten free….
Amy says
I had wondered about using almond flour instead, just hadn’t tried it yet. Glad everyone liked it!
Mary says
This is a favorite around my house. My kids call it “castle breakfast”, the four year old said the pointed corners were like turrets. We have members of the family with celiac so when I do this, I have successfully substituted my favorite “all purpose” gluten free flour blend. I’ve even done it with and without xanthan gum and it’s fine either way (needs very little due to the eggs). I have not tried it with almond flour. I’m not sure that it would get the same volume…
I so appreciate your blog. I’m entering my 2nd trimester, but feeling much larger—twins! I’m still in shock. I have 6 at home, and the oldest is 10. Thank you for all the encouraging and helpful posts and for being so “real.” God bless you
Kristin says
Tried it with almond flour and almond milk (THM style). Didn’t rise at all. Kids still ate it though it needed some sweetner in it. I’m going it experiment with it and until I get it THM friendly and fluffier. Thanks for the idea!
Amy says
Please let me know when you find a THM friendly version! Cream perhaps?
Jennifer G says
We love these. We like ours to taste a bit more like french toast, so I add a small amount of sugar, usually around 1/4 c), a dash of salt, a dash of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla. Then I buzz all the ingredients around in a blender (super easy mixing and clean up). My recipe is a bit smaller, 6 eggs, 1 c flour & 1/c milk, 1/4 c butter, so we use a cast iron skillet instead of a cake pan.
I did make it one time without the sweetening goodies, and instead I put in cooked breakfast sausage and shredded cheese. That was really good, too.
Bethany says
Yummy! We made this for breakfast this morning! It was a winner all the way around and we will definitely be making it again! Thanks!
Sarah D says
I make a version of this with bacon strips on top. It’s delicious with butter and syrup or jam!
Bethany says
I was soooo looking forward to making this for breakfast today!……and then I realized I didn’t have enough eggs at all. sigh. I’ll try again once I get some. Speaking of eggs…..how do you buy your eggs? We go through quite a bit in our house, and we only have five kids so far. I’d love to buy organic, but we haven’t quite gotten there yet. (price, remembering to go to the farm that’s only open on the weekends….) We shop at Sam’s club once a month and they sell eggs in bulk, 15 dozen. We would probably get through that in a month, but I’m concerned about them going bad before using them up, since I have no idea how long they have been sitting in the store and such.
Amy says
When I can I buy farm fresh; otherwise, I buy from Aldi. We go through about 3 dozen a week, unless it is a super-eggy week. 😉
R says
We are trying this today! I can’t wait to see how it turns out… I’ve been looking forward to trying it since I read this post 🙂
Emelia says
My cousin made these for me while is visited her in April! She makes them because she has lots of chickens and it uses up eggs. We topped them with cooked blueberries. Because of the high egg content it’s really easy to make gluten free, I would use ‘sweet’ white rice flour to keep it super light though.
Sarah Nisly says
These are so good! I’m happy to report that they work very well gluten free. I’ve used my own pancake mix with them but it’s also good just with rice flour! Thanks for the recipe ? It quarters nicely in a pie pan too!
Nicole says
Good morning. We love this recipe but I run into one problem every time we make it – when I pour the batter in, the butter comes up to the top and then the pancake gets stuck to the bottom of the pan when cooked. Any tips?
Amy says
You might try just stirring it a big in the pan?
Jessica says
Having made these for my family since you posted about them in 2014, I’m now looking up the recipe to send it to my adult son who has requested it! My 5 year old claims these as her favorite food, so I’m making them this morning too!
Amy says
Awww! This makes me happy!