There are two types of people in this world… “Sweet” people, and “Savoury” people! Thankfully when it comes to Dutch babies, you can have both!

I am 100% on team savoury. It is almost as rare for me to pick up a sweet as it is for me to turn down cheese or cured meats! But this time, I got to make both! If you’re not familiar with Dutch babies, think of them sort of like a giant Yorkshire pudding! They’re eggy, chewy, and absolutely incredible.

I got my inspiration for this recipe from Jamie Deveaux at The Slow Braise. He made a delicious Dutch Baby that was loaded in bourbon soaked peaches and icecream. Fun Fact, he also made the pottery in the photo below!

I made some modifications to my Dutch babies, in particular, the savoury version. The toppings obviously vary, but before I pushed these pans into a high-heat oven, I smothered the savoury version in finely grated fresh parmesan, fresh dill, and fresh thyme. I was pretty crazy about the result!

Sweet VS Savoury Dutch Babies

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Equipment

• 2 Cast Iron Pans
• Oven, High Heat

Ingredients

  

Savoury Dutch Baby

• 4 Large Free-Range Eggs Room Temperature
• 2/3 Cup 2% Milk Room Temperature
• 2/3 Cup All Purpose Flour Lump Free
• 1/2 TSP Kosher Salt
• 4 TBSP Butter
• Proscuitto Optional Topping
• Fried Egg Optional Topping
• Green Onion Optional Topping
• 1 TSP Fresh Chopped Dill
• 1/2 TSP Fresh Chopped Thyme
• 2-4 TSP Finely Grated Fresh Parmesan Cheese

Sweet Dutch Baby

• 4 Large Free-Range Eggs Room Temperature
• 2/3 Cup 2% Milk Room Temperature
• 2/3 Cup All Purpose Flour Lump Free
• 1/2 TSP Salt
• 4 TBSP Butter
• Vanilla Extract Optional
• Fresh Berries Optional Topping
• Maple Syrup Optional Topping
• Icing Sugar Optional Topping

Instructions

 

• Instructions Are The Same For Sweet & Savoury Up Until They Are About to Go In the Oven.
• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Place clean cast iron inside and allow them to heat up with the oven.
• Mix egg, flour, milk, salt, and 2 tbsp of melted butter in a stand mixer. Mix on medium high for about 1 minute.
• Remove your cast iron (carefully) from the oven! Drop 2 tbsp of butter inside each cast iron pan. It should pop, sizzle, and melt quickly.
• Pour batter equally into the frying pans

For Savoury

• Add paremsan cheese, dill, and thyme to the top of your batter.
• Place your pans back in the oven on the middle rack for approximately 20 minutes (or until browned). Do Not Open The Door!
• While your dutch baby is in the oven, fry an egg.
• Remove dutch baby from the oven

Garnish

• Sprinkle berries, maple syrup, and icing sugar on your sweet dutch baby.
• Add fried egg, proscuitto, and slice green onion to your savoury dutch baby.
• Enjoy!

There are lots of routes you could take with a savoury Dutch Baby! Next time, I can’t wait to try it with smoked salmon.