Dutch Baby (German Pancake)

A low FODMAP Dutch baby with eggs, lactose-free milk, and gluten-free flour baked puffy in a hot buttered skillet, served with lemon, powdered sugar, and strawberries.

Prep 10 min

Cook 30 min

Serves 4

Gluten-freeVegetarian

Ingredients

Batter

• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup (160 ml) lactose-free milk, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup (95 g) gluten-free flour blend (with xanthan gum)
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter

To serve

• 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 20 medium strawberries (260 g), sliced
• Pure maple syrup, up to 1 tablespoon per person

Instructions

Heat the pan

1. Set a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet on the middle rack and heat the oven to 425°F (220°C) with the skillet inside, at least 15 minutes.

Batter

1. Blend the eggs, milk, flour blend, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a blender for 20 seconds, until smooth and frothy. Let it rest while the oven heats.

Bake

1. Using oven mitts, take out the hot skillet, add the butter, and swirl until it melts and foams.
2. Pour in the batter all at once and return the skillet to the oven right away.
3. Bake 18 to 22 minutes without opening the oven, until puffed high, deep golden at the edges, and set in the center.
4. Squeeze the lemon over the top, dust with powdered sugar, and cut into 4 wedges. Serve right away with the strawberries and maple syrup.

Tips & Substitutions

• Room temperature ingredients. Cold eggs and milk give a flatter pancake.
• It will fall. The puff settles within a few minutes of leaving the oven; the texture stays custardy in the middle and crisp at the edges.
• Dairy-free. Use unsweetened almond milk and dairy-free butter with no cashew or inulin on the label.
• Other fruit. Use 1 cup (125 g) of blueberries per person or sliced kiwi instead of strawberries.
• Smaller pan. In an 8-inch skillet, halve the recipe and bake 15 to 18 minutes.

Why This Works

Hot skillet. The batter hits hot butter and the eggs puff it up in the oven, with no baking powder needed.

Strawberry portion. Twenty strawberries across 4 plates is 5 each, the 65 g Monash serve.

Lactose-free milk. It behaves exactly like regular milk in the batter.

Storage

Eat the Dutch baby straight from the oven. Refrigerate leftovers, covered, for up to 2 days and reheat in a 350°F (175°C) oven for 5 to 8 minutes; it will not puff again.