Ingredient: rhubarb, diced

Mini Rhubarb Dutch Baby Pancakes

I enjoy to make miniature versions of food whether its sweet or savory. I’m not sure where that ‘obsession’ came from. It could be that having worked in the commercial food industry for many years, you always prepared food in large quantities or maybe because now its just for the two of us. Whatever the reason …. its fun! I’m sure you are probably quite familiar with the Dutch Baby or German pancake. I have featured them on the blog numerous times over the years.

A cross between a pancake and a crepe, a Dutch baby begins with the thin pancake-like batter which is poured into a hot skillet or an oven proof dish. When the edges of the pancake are brown, it is ready to come out of the oven. The center is perfect for adding sweet or savory ingredients.

The recipe is a basic, universal one that can be adapted in a number of different ways:

  • Add berries or other fruit to the batter
  • Add different spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, chai spices, or switch up the extract to use almond, lemon or orange.
  • Top with whipped cream, mascarpone, whipped maple butter, jam, peanut/almond butter or a fresh fruit compote.
  • To make a savory version, omit sugar & vanilla and add veggies & herbs.

Brion & I are having mini rhubarb Dutch baby pancakes today. Should be good!

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 Mini Rhubarb Dutch Baby Pancakes
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Course Brunch
Keyword mini Dutch baby pancakes w/ raspberry sauce
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Ingredients
Roasted Rhubarb Sauce
Dutch Baby Batter
For Baking Pan
Course Brunch
Keyword mini Dutch baby pancakes w/ raspberry sauce
Servings
Ingredients
Roasted Rhubarb Sauce
Dutch Baby Batter
For Baking Pan
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Instructions
Rhubarb Sauce
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. In a saucepan, combine rhubarb, brown sugar, flour & spices. Stir until combined. Roast in oven, uncovered, for about 25 minutes or until tender & thickened. Remove from heat & keep warm.
Dutch Baby Batter
  1. In a blender, combine pancake ingredients & blend well until frothy. Leave in blender while you prepare muffin tins.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 F. Place a 12-cup muffin tin in oven.
  3. When the oven is heated, melt the second 2 Tbsp butter. Remove hot muffin tin from oven & quickly brush bottoms & sides of pan with melted butter. Turn blender on for a few seconds to re-mix batter, then quickly pour into hot muffin cups, dividing equally between 12 cups, filling about 1/2-2/3 full.
  4. Place in oven & bake for 15-18 minutes, or until puffy & deep golden color. Remove from oven (pancakes will quickly deflate). Place pancakes on serving plates & spoon warm rhubarb sauce in them. Top with a bit of either whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Rhubarb Custard with Mini Donuts

Rhubarb is one of those flavors that signals the coming of spring. A staple crop for every Canadian homesteader, in the 1800’s, as it thrives specifically in cool climates. The focus was initially on function, not flavor and was used as a medicine due to it’s perceived benefits for the digestive system. The tartness adds kick to it’s character causing it to be adored and despised with equal vigor.

Rhubarb ‘fool’ is a traditional English dessert that was popular throughout the 19th century on both sides of the Atlantic. It generally consists of a pureed fruit folded gently into a light, custard. Today’s recipe is a take on that idea using custard, pureed rhubarb and some mini donuts for ‘dunking’.


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Rhubarb Custard with Mini Donuts

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Course Brunch, dessert
Cuisine American, European, German

Servings


Ingredients
Donuts

Rhubarb Sauce

Custard

Course Brunch, dessert
Cuisine American, European, German

Servings


Ingredients
Donuts

Rhubarb Sauce

Custard

Votes: 1
Rating: 5
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Instructions
Donuts
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a bowl, whisk together milk, egg, oil & lemon juice. In another bowl, combine flour, sugar & baking powder. Stir wet ingredients into flour mixture until combined in a smooth batter.

  2. Brush mini donut pan with butter. Fill each cup about 1/2 full; bake for about 4-5 minutes or until they test done. Place some sugar in a shallow dish. Remove baked donuts from oven; while still warm coat with sugar. Set aside.

Rhubarb Sauce
  1. Cut rhubarb into small pieces. In a saucepan, add rhubarb, sugar & water; bring to a boil & simmer, covered, gently for 10 minutes. Remove lid & stir, then remove from heat when it reaches a jam consistency.

Custard
  1. In a saucepan, bring milk & vanilla to a boil. In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar & cornstarch together. Add the hot milk to egg mixture slowly whisking as you do so. Return the mixture to the saucepan & bring slowly to a boil, whisking constantly until thickened.

To Serve
  1. Divide custard between 4 custard dishes; place a spoonful of sauce on top. Serve the mini donuts on the side, ready to be 'dunked'.