German Apple Pancake

By dhoffmanlatter

Ingredients

• pancake:
• 3 lg EGGS
• 3/4 cmilk
• 3/4 cup white flour
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 cup thin sliced apples (optional)
• FILLING
• 1/4 c Sugar
• 1/4 c Butter; melted
• 1 lb TART, FRESH APPLES
• powdered cinnamon and nutmeg
• TOPPING
• 2 T melted butter
• powdered sugar

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1.PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 450 DEGREES.
2.BEAT TOGETHER THE EGGS, MILK, FLOUR, AND SALT UNTIL VERY SMOOTH. ADD SOME VERY THINLY SLICED APPLES.
3.IN A HEAVY 12 INCH SKILLET MELT ABOUT 1 1/2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER. AS SOON AS IT IS QUITE HOT, POUR IN THE BATTER AND PUT THE SKILLET IN THE OVEN.
4.AFTER 15 MINUTES, LOWER THE OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 350 DEGREES AND CONTINUE BAKING FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. THE PANCAKE SHOULD BE LIGHT BROWN AND CRISP. DURING THE FIRST 10 0R 15 MINUTES OF BAKING, THE PANCAKE MAY PUFF UP IN LARGE BUBBLES. IF IT DOES, PIERCE IT THOROUGHLY WITH A FORK OR SKEWER. 5.WHILE THE PANCAKE IS BAKING, PREPARE THE APPLE FILLING.
6.PEEL AND THINLY SLICE A POUND OF APPLES. 7.SAUTE THEM LIGHTLY IN 1/4 CUP BUTTER AND ADD 1/4 CUP SUGAR.
8. SEASON TO TASTE WITH CINNAMON AND NUTMEG. THE APPLES SHOULD BE JUST TENDER, NOT TOO SOFT. ABOUT 8 TO 10 MINUTES OF COOKING OVER A MEDIUM FLAME SHOULD BE PLENTY. (THE FILLING CAN BE PREPARED AHEAD AND REHEATED JUST BEFORE SERVING.)
9.WHEN THE PANCAKE IS READY, SLIDE IT ONTO AN OVAL PLATTER, POUR THE APPLE FILLING OVER ONE SIDE, AND FOLD THE OTHER SIDE OVER,. A LITTLE MELTED BUTTER CAN BE POURED ON IF YOU CHOOSE, AND THE WHOLE THING CAREFULLY SPRINKLED WITH POWDERED SUGAR THROUGH A SIEVE. SERVE IT AT ONCE, SLICiNG PIECES OFF CROSSWISE