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Baked Caramelized Apple Pancake

The best of an apple pancake and a Dutch Baby! Serve with maple syrup or caramel sauce or a simple dusting of icing sugar.

Course Breakfast
Keyword apples, breakfast, pancake
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients

Batter

  • 1/2 cup AP flour can use whole wheat, rye, spelt, or even chestnut flour for 1/4 cup of this amount
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk

Caramelized Apples

  • 2 firm apples such as Gala, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith etc, cored and sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425F.
  2. Combine the flour with the sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, cloves and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl or measuring cup whisk the eggs and milk together.
  3. Pour the egg mixture into the flour, whisking all the while to blend. Keep blending till all the lumps are removed. Set aside for 20 minutes to allow the flour to soak up the liquids fully.

Meanwhile, prepare the apples.

  1. Heat the butter in a 10-12 inch skillet over medium heat. When melted, add the apples, and both sugars. Sauté for 5-6 minutes, till the apples are softened, and a caramel sauce of sorts has developed. Adjust the heat to achieve this.
  2. Arrange the apples evenly over the entire skillet.
  3. Pour the batter gently around and over the apples.
  4. Place the skillet on to the middle rack of the oven. Bake until the batter is completely set and lightly golden, and the sides have puffed up slightly, about 15-18 minutes.
  5. Remove and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, icing sugar or even caramel sauce!
  6. Serves 3-4. Can be served with maple syrup.

Recipe Notes

If using a smaller 7-8 inch pan, divide the recipe into two batches. Reduce the baking times accordingly. Watch the pancake to see when it is set.