I made Dutch Babies the other day and while they were cooking I got to thinking about the first time I ever made them for my husband. We hadn't been married long and it was a meal I couldn't mess up.
Or so I thought.
It's pretty simple. Melt some butter in the baking dish and add eggs, milk and flour and bake.
I thought I'd be pretty impressive because it's simple but delicious!
But, no. Not me. There's a final step.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar after it bakes.
I pulled it out and grabbed the white powder and sprinkled it on.
Dave took the first bite.
"Does this have salt in it?"
"It calls for it, but I didn't put any in." (I don't like salt and use it as little as possible)
"huh. It's pretty salty."
By this time I was confused. It wasn't supposed to be salty. It was supposed to be sweet and delicious! I took my first bite.
*gag*
What did I DO?
I think Dave was the one that finally figured it out because I didn't know what I did wrong. I went through the ingredients with him and he went and checked the kitchen. It wasn't hard because I don't clean up after myself while I cook.
He came back holding...
Baking Powder.
I had sprinkled Baking Powder all over my delicious Dutch Babies and ruined them!
In my defense, I did get one word right. Powder. Just the wrong sort.
Luckily, I learn quickly and I havn't messed them up since then. They're a favorite around here now.
(I'm really only including this picture because I like my syrup bottle...we do homemade syrup...)
6 comments:
Cute story. Homemade syrup recipe, please!
1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, bring to a boil. Add 1 tblsp maple extract. Sometimes I do 3/4 maple 1/4 vanilla. Reduce heat simmer for a couple minutes then let it cool. It thickens a bit, but not a lot. It's super yummy warm, but just as good out of the fridge.
We love those, but in the Leppert family (strong German heritage) they're called German Pancakes. The first time I had them was right after George and I were married and he made them for me. Soooo tasty! Good job on perfecting the recipe!
LOL, I've had a few of those cooking stories:)
we call it German Pancake too. And when I was newly married and had all my staples in the new clear canisters we got for our wedding I made chocolate chp cookies one night and when hubby took a bite he gagged and knew instantly that I must have accidentally used the salt canister instead of the white sugar canister. From then on, salt was never in a canister. Who puts salt in a canister anyway?
Those are yummy! I remember having them for the first time when you lived in Renton.
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