Dutch Apple Pancake
 
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Ingredients
  • Pancake Batter
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • Apple Filling:
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup sugar, divided
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 large apples, cored, peeled, and thinly sliced
Instructions
  1. In large bowl, beat eggs.
  2. Blend in flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
  3. Gradually mix in milk, stirring constantly.
  4. Add vanilla, melted butter, and ½ teaspoon of nutmeg and ½ teaspoon cinnamon.
  5. Let batter stand in covered bowl in refrigerator for 30 minutes, or overnight.
  6. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
  7. In a small bowl, combine sliced apples, ¼ cup sugar, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon nutmeg.
  8. In a cast iron skillet (or 10 inch skillet), melt ¼ cup of butter over medium high heat.
  9. Brush butter up sides of pan.
  10. Line apple slices on bottom of cast iron or skillet. Sprinkle remaining sugar on top of apples. Let mixture come to a bubble and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  11. If using a cast iron, gently pour in batter over apple mixture and put directly into pre-heated oven.
  12. If using a skillet not oven proof, then pour apple mixture into a greased 10-inch pie plate.
  13. Pour batter over apples and put directly into pre-heated oven.
  14. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
  15. After 15 minutes, turn down heat to 350 degrees and bake for 11-14 minutes.
  16. When pancake comes out of oven, it will be “puffed” up. Let cool in pan for 4-5 minutes.
  17. The pancake will sink back down, see photos below.
  18. Slide pancake onto serving platter and cut into wedges.
Recipe by Sweet Dash of Sass at https://sweetdashofsass.com/2013/11/dutch-apple-pancake/