bangin' breakfast

i was home this weekend and i wanted to impress my parents with my cooking chops and surprise them with a nice sunday morning breakfast. as i was thumbing through the old cookbooks in my kitchen looking for a belgian waffle recipe, something better, easier, and more heavenly caught my attention.

behold the puff pancake: this is the taste of perfection.  i'll never go back to regular pancakes again.

dutch baby puff pancake

ingredients

1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. all-purpose flour

2 eggs at room temperature (important! or it won't puff!!!)

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 stick butter

method
preheat oven to 425. in a large cast iron skillet, melt the butter, being sure to coat all sides of the pan. whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl, then pour into skillet. cook for one minute, until edges begin to bubble.

transfer skillet into oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.

serve immediately, or else it will deflate!

(and add a candle if it's your birthday!!)

serve with a nice spread of the following toppings:
-1 pint strawberries, capped and quartered, mixed with 1/4 c. sugar and chilled
-really good fruit preserves
-cinnamon and sugar
-confectioner's sugar
-maple syrup

try serving this as a dessert, too. serve with coffee ice cream, cinnamon sugar, and nutella and bananas! wow wow wow!