2000s Recipes + Menus

Big Apple Pancake

Serves2
  • Active time:15 min
  • Start to finish:30 min
Pancake lovers, beware: We just upped the ante. Puffed and golden, this fruit-covered cake may just become your go-to weekend breakfast for two.
November 2004
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1 large sweet apple such as Gala or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide wedges
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Confectioners sugar for dusting
  • Special equipment:

    a well-seasoned 10- to 11-inch heavy cast-iron skillet or other ovenproof skillet
  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat, then transfer 2 tablespoons to a blender. Add apple wedges to skillet and cook, turning over once, until beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • While apple is cooking, add milk, flour, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt to butter in blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pour batter over apple and transfer skillet to oven. Bake until pancake is puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Dust with confectioners sugar and serve immediately.

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