Easy baked Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby a stunning crispy pancake recipe perfect for the holidays!
Easy Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby baked till crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. A stunning festive breakfast recipe that’s perfect for the holidays!
Do you ever just grab a magazine off the rack at the grocery store because the photo is so beautiful you can’t resist?
I was waiting in line at the grocery store with Cason the other day, getting ready to check out. I had all my groceries separated and everything set to go. My eyes started to wander toward the magazines and as I was working my way towards the bottom of the magazine stand I saw a gorgeous picture of a holiday meal. I picked up the magazine and started to flip through the pages, one gorgeous picture after another! I knew I had to have it. So of course I threw it on top of my pile of groceries.
I’m such a sucker for food magazines at the grocery store, especially if there are tacos on the front page. This magazine was the holiday addition of Better Homes & Gardens and filled with all kinds of goodies. One of them was a dutch baby recipe.
I’ve actually never made a dutch baby before. In fact, for the longest time I didn’t know what they were. My sister-in-law use to make them all the time. Whenever we’d be at her house she’d have leftovers in a skillet from earlier that day or the day before.
So what is a dutch baby?
Essentially it is a large pancake made in a skillet but cooked in the oven. The edges puff up and get crispy on the outside but the inside has the same texture as a pancake. Um… guys. They are delicious! Now I know why my sister-in-law made them all the time. They are way easier than pancakes and have great texture to them.
Because I didn’t know how to make them I went to the ever so helpful Pinterest and the first article that pulled up was from The Kitchn.
Here are a few things I learned that are essential to making the BEST dutch baby.
- Having a HOT skillet. Make sure you put the skillet in the oven to heat up while you’re making the batter. When you pull the skillet out and add the butter it should sizzle like crazy!
- Let your batter rest for a bit to let the flour soak up the liquid.
- If you’re making a dutch baby with fruit, add the fruit first then the batter. If you add the fruit after the you pour the batter in, the dutch baby will be “weighed down” and won’t have that beautiful puffed up look to it.
If you’re able to stick to these pointers you should be good to go and have one gorgeous looking dutch baby!
I’m officially hooked on Dutch Baby’s now. Not only is this Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby absolutely gorgeous to look at but it really is perfect for the holidays. It would be a great breakfast to wake up to Christmas morning and the kids will love having a pancake that looks like a piece of pizza.
I hope you give this recipe a shot, I know you’ll love how easy it is to make and the flavor is on point. Once you make your first dutch baby and have the “base recipe” down it’s very versatile and can be switched up with whatever flavor you’d like as the seasons change.
Happy Holidays my friends and Bon Appetit!
Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Easy Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby baked till crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. A stunning festive breakfast recipe that’s perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place 9″ or 10″ cast iron skillet in oven while pre-heating.
- To a blender add flour, milk, orange juice, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, orange zest and salt. Blend for 10 seconds, scrape down the sides, and then blend for another 10 seconds. Until the batter is smooth and liquidity.
- Let the batter rest for 5 minutes, or until the oven is done pre-heating. This gives the flour time to absorb the liquid.
- Once oven to brought to temperature. Remove skillet from the oven and place on stove top. Add butter to the pan and swirl it around to coat the bottom and sides of the pan. Then add the cranberries. (some of them will pop, that’s fine)
- Next pour the batter on top of the butter and cranberries. Tilt the pan if needed so that the batter runs evenly to all sides. Place the skillet in the oven.
- Bake about 15 to 20 minutes. Until the Dutch baby is puffed up, lightly browned across the top, and darker brown on the sides and edges.
- Remove from oven.
- Optional: dust with powdered sugar or just serve with maple syrup.
Notes
Recipe adapted from The Kitchn
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 107
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 228 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
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Want More Holiday Breakfast Recipes?
Egg White Vegetable Breakfast Casserole
Smoky Bacon Sweet Potato Hash & Eggs
Pumpkin Waffles with Vanilla Pecan Maple Syrup
11 comments on “Cranberry Orange Dutch Baby”
Can you make this gluten free with a direct sub of GF flour? I would assume you would also need to add xanthium gum…?
yes mam!
Oooh, I think I could gobble that whole thing up by myself! I love the cranberry-orange combo, so good!
This Dutch baby would be a perfect holiday breakfast! Cranberry with orange is my favorite flavor combo this time of year!
I would love waking during the holiday period with this fantastic pancake!
This cranberry orange Dutch baby is so gorgeous! It’s a perfect addition to the holiday brunch menu!
Save this recipe for my baby – thanks you!
I’ve had these a few times while living in Oregon at a local diner but have never attempted to make them at home. With all of your helpful tips, I feel better trying, thanks!
Well done! Your photos look like they deserve to be on a magazine cover so I’d say you nailed it!
ohhh thank you so much Sabrina! 🙂 That means a lot!
This is the perfect winter breakfast!