Apple Pie Pancake
- 2 medium sweet baking apples (Gala or Golden Delicious)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
- 14 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 cup milk
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 pinch salt
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Peel apples and cut each into 8 sections and then cut each section into bite-sized pieces.
- Toss apples with lemon juice in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a 10-inch oven proof skillet over medium heat.
- Transfer 2 T of butter into a cup and set aside.
- To remaining butter in skillet, add apples, brown sugar, confectioners sugar, and cinnamon.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender but still hold their shape, about 6 minutes.
- Spread apples evenly in skillet.
- Remove from heat.
- Prepare batter: Place milk in a glass measuring cup and microwave for 30 seconds to warm.
- Put eggs, milk, remaining butter, and salt into a blender.
- Blend briefly to mix.
- Add flour and blend until incorporated.
- Pour batter into skillet and place in oven.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until pancake is puffed and golden brown.
- Place on a trivet and dust with confectioners sugar.
- Cut pancake into four wedges and serve topped with vanilla yogurt if desired.
- Variations:.
- Substitute 2 pears for the apples and 1/4 t ground ginger for the cinnamon.
- Add 1/3 C dried cranberries to the apple mixture in step 3.
- Omit apples.
- Slice 1 banana and saute with 1 t cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg for 1 minute before adding batter to pan.
- Substitute 2 large peaches for the apples.
- Omit cinnamon and cook as directed.
- Serve sprinkled with toasted almonds.
- Omit apples and cinnamon.
- Melt butter in skillet, add all of the butter and sugars to blender when making batter, pour into the skillet, and sprinkle on 1 C fresh blueberries.
gala, lemon juice, butter, light brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, milk, eggs, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-pie-pancake-171188 (may not work)