DUTCH BABY PANCAKE WITH DRUNKEN CHERRIES

Dutch baby pancake with drunken cherries image

These puffed up beauties are actually a sweet version of a Yorkie and are of German origin. Normally eaten for breakfast, make them dessert with boozy, syrupy cherries and ice cream

Provided by Cassie Best

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

100g plain flour
3 large eggs
150ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
400g can pitted cherries in light syrup, drained (reserve the syrup)
3 tbsp golden caster sugar
2 tbsp brandy or kirsch
vanilla ice cream , to serve

Steps:

Tip the flour into a large bowl, make a well in the centre, crack in the eggs, then add the milk and vanilla. Use a large whisk to beat the eggs into the milk, slowly incorporating the flour, until you have a smooth batter. Set aside.
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Pour the oil into an ovenproof skillet pan, frying pan or tart Tatin tin (mine was 20cm in diameter) and place on the middle shelf to heat up - remove the top shelf, if you can, as the pancake will puff up as it cooks.
Tip the cherries, sugar and brandy into a frying pan with 2 tbsp of the syrup. Bring to a simmer, then bubble until the liquid is syrupy, adding a splash more cherry syrup if the cherries look dry. Set aside to cool a little.
When the pan is red hot, pull out the oven tray and pour in the batter - it should sizzle as it hits the pan. Quickly close the oven and leave undisturbed to cook for 20-25 mins until it looks like a giant Yorkshire pudding and is deep golden brown. Don't be tempted to open the door too early as it will sink. Serve the pancake in the pan, topped with ice cream and syrupy cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 27 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium