Banana Dutch Baby Pancake

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 55 min
  • Active: 25 min
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Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon brown sugar 

1/2 cup pecan halves 

2/3 cup all-purpose flour 

1/3 cup granulated sugar 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

2/3 cup buttermilk 

1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract 

4 eggs, separated 

1 cup smashed bananas (about 2 large bananas), plus 1 banana, sliced

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting 

Maple syrup, for serving 

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar begins to melt. Add the pecans and cook for 2 more minutes. Transfer the pecans to a small dish and set aside. Reserve the skillet (with any residual brown sugar) for the pancake.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  4. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a small pan. In a large bowl, add the buttermilk, vanilla, egg yolks and melted butter and whisk until blended. Gradually whisk in the flour mixture. Stir in the smashed bananas. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form and gently fold into the banana mixture.
  5. Sprinkle the pecans over the bottom of the reserved skillet along with the banana slices. Gently spoon the batter into the skillet. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
  6. Invert the pancake onto a serving plate and dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into wedges and serve with maple syrup.

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Gabrielle R.

This isn't a Dutch Baby. It's a giant, fluffy buttermilk banana pancake made in the oven. Just want everyone who comes across this recipe to understand that because the title and photo are misleading. Nothing about this is a Dutch Baby, but especially the texture, which should be chewy. Not what I expected or wanted, tbh...I'm an amateur baker, so this is a lesson learned. I probably should've known looking at the ingredients.<br /><br />The flavor is good and it isn't missing anything ingredient-wise, but it took much longer than 20 to 30 minutes in the oven. I had to leave it in for another 10 minutes before the batter finally set and even then it was still slightly underdone; I ended up leaving it in another 20 minutes. And MAN, did it puff up. It is much puffier than in the photo. I beat the eggs right as soft peaks started to form as instructed. Maple syrup and confectioner's sugar would be sweetness OVERKILL, there's enough sugar in the batter. <br /><br />Again, the flavor was good, it's like eating a creamy banana bread with pecans if I had to compare it to anything. But I prefer a chewy pancake over fluffy buttermilk and that's what this was supposed to be according to the title and photo. If this recipe gets updated to reflect what it actually is, I'd be happy to revise my review. 

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