Ham, Aged Cheddar and Roasted Apple Dutch Baby

Directions

  1. Mix flour, sugar, salt, milk and eggs together in blender, or mix dry ingredients, and then add wet ingredients. Mix well. Allow batter to sit for a couple of hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F (convection) or 425°F (conventional).
  3. Heat 8-inch sauté pan for several minutes to get it very hot. Remove from oven, and swirl butter in pan. Heat pan a little bit more, and then add batter.
  4. Sprinkle ham and cheese evenly over surface of pancake, allowing a little edge around the outside. Bake 12-15 minutes or until batter is fully baked.
  5. Remove from oven, and garnish with Sautéed Apples, and garnish with additional shaved cheddar.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose , (+1 tbsp)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar, granulated
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup milk, whole
  • 2 egg(s)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 oz Smithfield Culinary® Cubed Ham
  • 1 1/2 oz shredded aged white cheddar cheese, plus shaved for garnish
  • Sautéed Apples, (see recipe below)

Sautéed Apples

Directions

  1. Heat sauté pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Add butter, and melt, and then add apples. Sauté until golden brown on both sides.
  3. Add brown sugar, cider, salt, nutmeg and thyme, and cook just long enough to reduce cider to a more syrupy consistency.
  4. Remove from heat, and reserve for garnish.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 gala apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp sugar, brown
  • 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp thyme, fresh, chopped