Dutch baby (oven pancake) with pears and cinnamon for Advent breakfast

Oven pancake made with eggs, milk and spelt flour, puffed up in a hot pan in the oven, with honey and cinnamon pears, yoghurt and hazelnuts. A family-friendly breakfast, 543 kcal.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 15 min
• Cooking time: 20 min
• Total time: 35 min
• Calories: 543 kcal per serving
• Protein: 20 g
• Fat: 27 g
• Carbs: 52 g

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 pears
• 60g spelt flour
• 100g natural yoghurt
• 120ml milk
• 15g honey
• 20g butter
• 15g hazelnuts
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Method

You’ll need: oven · frying pan · chopping board · knife

1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C (200 °C fan) with an ovenproof frying pan inside.
2. Whisk the eggs, milk, spelt flour, salt and half the cinnamon into a smooth batter and leave it to rest for 10 minutes.
3. Cut the pears into wedges and fry them with the honey and the remaining cinnamon in a second pan for 4 minutes.
4. Take the hot pan out of the oven, melt the butter in it and pour in the batter.
5. Bake the oven pancake at 220 °C for 15–18 minutes, until it puffs up and the edges are brown.
6. Top with the pears, yoghurt and chopped hazelnuts and serve the oven pancake straight away.

Good to know

The oven pancake, also known as a Dutch baby, puffs up in the hot oven like a soufflé and slowly sinks at the table. The batter is whisked in two minutes. With cinnamon pears and hazelnuts, it becomes a breakfast for an Advent Sunday.

Swaps

Pears → apples. Spelt flour → buckwheat flour (gluten-free). Honey → maple syrup. Natural yoghurt → skyr.

Cooking tips

The pan has to get really hot in the oven, otherwise the batter won't rise. Don't open the oven door while it bakes.

Storage

Serve fresh; the cinnamon pears keep covered for 2 days in the fridge.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), egg, milk and hazelnuts. Suitable for children and during pregnancy, because the batter is baked through.

Frequently asked questions

How long does a Dutch baby keep in the fridge?

Serve fresh; the cinnamon pears keep covered for 2 days in the fridge.