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Bacon "Dutch Baby" Skillet Pancake
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Note: This recipe is VERY similar to the Apple 'souffle' style pancakes of that fantastic pancake house in San Jose.  Just swap out slices of apple for the bacon, and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture, and you'll have it! Flip the skillet out like a pineapple upside down cake for the apple version.


What happens when you take a Yorkshire Pudding, give it a travel visa, and make it a breakfast food? You get a "Dutch Baby", also known as German Oven Pancake. And what happens when Vrghr gets his paws on one? Wuffy sticks BACON into it! *grins*

The basic recipe here is courtesy of   ChristopherDavies, who was chatting in the comment section of wuffy's Virgin Silk Eggnog recipe (found here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22111179/ ). Chris mentioned Dutch Baby pancakes, and wondered if wuffy would like the recipe for them? Need you even ask? It's FOOD! Of COURSE wuffy wants the recipes!! *LAUGHS*

Once he'd supplied that, we got to chatting about variations on the original theme, which basically just dusts the top with powdered sugar and squeezes some fresh lemon juice on it prior to eating. While that definitely sounded good, you KNOW Vrghr can't leave things without messing with them. Wuff started speculating on lining the bottom of the pan with apples (sugar & cinnamon), peaches, berries... And Chris suggested bacon... and...

Well, here you have it! A bacon and brown sugar cinnamon infused Dutch Baby!

And Oh! My! Stars! This is so GOOD!! As tender as a souffle, rich and eggy inside like a Yorkshire pudding. Perfect for breakfast flavors. But then the brown sugar, cinnamon, and bacon come in! Gently, not overpowering the eggy goodness. But enough to kick things up a notch or two. YUM!!!

Wuffy might just eat this whole skillet full! You'll have to roll Vrghr off to his couch to "potato" there for a few hours while his tummy resumes a more mobile size! *giggles*

A few notes about this dish.
- The batter is very thin and has no leavening agents except the eggs. So make sure you blend/whip plenty of air into them!
- HOT skillet! HOT!! Cast iron holds the heat. Use one if you can!
- Refrigerate the batter while the skillet heats. It stabilizes the egg foam somewhat = puffier pancake
- Get the batter into the hot skillet IMMEDIATELY, then back into the oven
- Pre-cook the bacon a bit, until its chewy, not crisp. It won't cook properly from the raw state if you just lay it in the bottom
- Get the butter, brown sugar, and pre-cooked bacon strips into the base of the hot skillet ASAP. Swirl the butter to get it melting well, but don't worry if it isn't completely melted. A tiny lump is okay
- The pancake will "fall" and deflate when you remove it from the oven. Pretty much starts immediately. So if you want a pretty table display, have your trivet (HOT skillets burn tables!) out and your places ready and quick like a cheetah get it to the spot!

The sugar in the batter and the extra in the bottom with the bacon makes this a pretty sweet dish to start with. You probably won't need any syrup to go with.

Thank you once again   ChristopherDavies for this wonderful and delicious idea! A very full wuffy is Glad you suggested it!

Ingredients:
Original Recipe
2 cups milk
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter (melt in pan per instructions; do not blend with other ingredients)
1 lemon and powdered sugar (for garnish)

Vrghr Added
4-5 strips thick cut Applewood Smoked Bacon
2 TBS Brown Sugar
1 tsp Ceylon Cinnamon
and left off the lemon

Tools: Blender or hand mixer

Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees

Partially fry the bacon until it is cooked but still chewy. Remove to drain and hold on paper towels

In a blender or bowl with hand mixer, combine milk, eggs, vanilla, flour, and granulated sugar. Mix until frothy and volume is increasing
Remove to a cold fridge while heating the skillet

Put skillet into the hot oven and heat until hot (about 10 minutes)

CAREUFLLY (HOT HOT HOT) remove skillet to stove top. On high heat, Add butter and let it melt.
Quickly, before the butter burns, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and bacon strips.
Pour the cold batter over the bacon
Return to oven IMMEDIATELY

Cook 22-30 minutes. Check at 22, but don't keep the oven door open long of the pancake will fall!
Cake is done when it is very puffy, golden brown around the edges and set in the middle.

Remove from oven. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the top and dust generously with powdered sugar. (Original Recipe)
Remove from oven, Dust with a bit of powdered sugar (Vrghr's Bacon Version)
Don't worry if it deflates!

!!DEVOUR!!



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