Wake Up To Warm Peaches

Wake Up To Warm Peaches
Photo by Emma Isakoff

One of my favorite things about summer is stone fruit, specifically peaches!! I used to go peach picking with my grandparents in Pennsylvania when I was younger. I’d make myself sick eating out of our wagon before we even got home. My face sticky with sweet peach juice and a full belly, they would have to roll me out of the orchard, atop the peaches in the wagon. A Dutch baby is a surprisingly easy pancake to make. It’s a nice change up to the more common French toast or buttermilk pancakes. Besides its cute name, a Dutch baby can be enjoyed at any time of the day, but I can’t think of a better way to enjoy a summers morning than with a Dutch baby pancake filled with caramelized peaches (if you’re feeling indulgent, try adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream!). I honestly can’t think of anything better. Have fun, get messy, and enjoy!

 

Dutch Baby with Caramelized Peaches

Makes one, 10-inch cast iron pancake.

 

3 eggs

½ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup whole milk

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 tablespoons butter

 

Caramelized Peaches

3 medium/large peaches

2 tablespoons butter

¼ cup dark brown sugar

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

1 pinch  nutmeg

 

Dutch Baby

Preheat oven to 425F.

Combine eggs, flour, milk, sugar, and vanilla in a blender and blend until smooth.

Place butter in a heavy 10-inch cast iron skillet (or any oven-safe skillet) and put in the oven. When butter is melted, but not burnt (watch closely), remove skillet from oven and pour batter into skillet. Return to oven and cook for 20 minutes or until pancake with puffed and golden.

Lower oven temp to 300 and cook five minutes longer.

Remove the pancake from the oven, top with caramelized peaches and powdered sugar, and serve.

Caramelized Peaches

Cut peaches into thin slices.

In a skillet over medium heat, cook butter and sugar until melted and bubbly.

Add peaches until juices start to release, about two minutes.

Increase heat to medium-high and cook for about 8 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and cook for another minute.

Remove from heat and serve with Dutch baby.

Notes: You can make peaches before the Dutch baby or while it’s in the oven.

Emma Isakoff is the pastry chef at Troutbeck, a historic hotel and restaurant in Amenia, N.Y.

Latest News

Back to school
Photo by Leila Hawken

AMENIA — The first day of school on Thursday, Sept. 4, at Webutuck Elementary School went smoothly, with teachers enthusiastically greeting the eager young students disembarking from buses. Excitement was measurable, with only a few tears from parents, but school began anyway.


Keep ReadingShow less
Millerton’s Demitasse shutters Main Street storefront, goes digital

Demitasse owner Hayden McIntosh Geer said she is excited by the shift to online sales.

Phot by Aly Morrissey

MILLERTON — Some might have argued that launching an in-person retail business during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t advisable. But against all odds, Demitasse in Millerton managed not only to build a thriving, mission-based brand in a small storefront on Main Street, it developed a loyal customer base and provided a welcoming space for visitors. Last week, Demitasse announced it is closing-up shop and moving fully online.

“We are excited,” said owner Hayden McIntosh Geer, who opened Demitasse with her husband, Richard, in 2020. “Though we will miss our customers and the camaraderie on Main Street, it feels right and there was no second guessing.”

Keep ReadingShow less
New Millerton police cruisers arrive to replace fire-ravaged vehicles

Millerton Police Chief Joseph Olenik shows off the new gear. Brand new police cruisers arrived last week.

Photo by Aly Morrissey

MILLERTON — The Millerton Police Department has received two new patrol cars to replace vehicles destroyed in the February 2025 fire at the Village Water and Highway Department.

The new Ford Interceptors are custom-built for law enforcement. “They’re more rugged than a Ford Explorer,” said Millerton Police Chief Joseph Olenik, noting the all-wheel drive, heavy-duty suspension and larger tires and engine. “They call it the ‘Police Package.’”

Keep ReadingShow less
Historical Society talk to explore the life and times of a Revolutionary Era loyalist

AMENIA — While the courage and perseverance of Revolutionary era patriots is well understood and celebrated, the stories of the fate of British loyalists in New York are not as clear.

Seen as the initial event in observance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Amenia Historical Society will present a talk titled, “The Plight of a Loyalist in Revolutionary New York,” examining the journal of Cadwallader Colden, Jr., spanning the period of 1777-1779. The speaker will be noted author, genealogist and historian Jay Campbell.

Keep ReadingShow less