Recipe#11298

Title: Apple Pancake 02

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(German Apple Pancakes)
 2 lg cooking apples
 1/4 c butter
 1 c flour
 1 c milk
 1 t vanilla extract
 1/2 ts salt
 1/4 ts nutmeg, grated
 Confectioners sugar
 Preheat oven to 475.  Peel, core and very thinly slice the apples:
 you should have approximately 1-1/2 cups.  Melt 3 T sp. of the
 butter over medium low heat in a small fry pan, and saute the apples
 until they are just tender.  Keep apples warm while preparing the
 batter.
 Place a 9 or 10 inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to heat for at
 least 5 minutes--the pan has to be very hot for this to work.  When
 it is well heated, add the remaining 2 T sp. of butter to melt and
 put the skillet back in the oven;  the butter should be very hot
 buy not brown when you add the apples and the batter.
 Place the flour, milk, vanilla, salt and nutmeg in a blender and
 whirl until smooth.  Remove the skillet from the oven, quickly
 arrange the warm apple slices over the melted butter, and pour the
 batter evenly over all. Bake for 15 min., reduce heat to 375 and
 bake 10 min longer. The pancake will puff and climb up the sides
 of the pan. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, then cut in wedges
 and serve with maple syrup.
 Note:  If you do not use apples, add 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter to
 the hot skillet.