The wife and I were recently watching an episode of Good Eats and he showed how to make this popover-like dish called, you guessed it, a Dutch Baby. As host Alton Brown pulled the confection out of the oven, the wife exclaimed, "I've had that!"
She had gone to this restaurant recently in not-too-far Southfield, MI called The Original Pancake House, and she had had a Dutch baby, or something just like it. Since I had yesterday off as a vacation day we decided to make the half-hour journey so I could try one for myself.When we got there and looked over the menu they had a Dutch Baby with only powdered sugar on it, but there was also a dish called the Dutch Treat. It was this that the wife and I ordered. The daughter ordered chocolate chip pancakes (She's such a rebel). The picture shows what I received: one Dutch Baby filled with sliced strawberries and bananas, and some strawberry compote (read syrup) on the side.
I poured a little of the strawberry syrup on the baby and took my first bite. It was heavenly. Before long I was going "nom, nom, nom..." like a lolcat. Far sooner that I would have liked my plate was empty and my tummy was full.
So if you ever have the opportunity to eat a Dutch Baby, take it (The food, not the baby. Sir! Put that child down!). Highly recommended.
