This German baked apple pancake is my favorite thing to make for dinner when I have nothing in the refrigerator and I don’t feel like cooking. I almost always have a couple of apples, eggs and milk and it only takes about 15 minutes to prep, and most of that is spent peeling the apples. I love the texture of a baked pancake, whether it has apples or peaches.
What is a baked pancake
You may have heard these called German Pancakes, or Dutch Baby Pancakes. Either way, it’s a custardy pancake that is baked in an iron skillet. I love that it’s made all in one skillet and everyone can eat at the same time, like with Sheet Pan Pancakes. This is best just a few minutes after it has been removed from the oven. An iron skillet is perfect for this, but if you don’t have one, any oven proof skillet will work. If you don’t have an iron skillet Le Creuset is a great one to add to your Christmas list. This will cook a little quicker in an iron skillet than in a regular oven proof skillet.
How do you make a baked apple pancake
Step 1: First, melt some butter and brown sugar in an oven proof skillet in a hot oven and then add the apples and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and let the apples caramelize in the oven for a few minuets.
Step 2: Second, while the apples are cooking, make the pancake batter with eggs, milk, vanilla and nutmeg, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Pour over the egg mixture over the apples in your hot skillet and put it back in the oven to bake. While it cooks, it will get puffy and gorgeous, but as soon as it starts to cool, it will deflate.
Not only is an oven baked pancake quick and easy, it tastes wonderful. We decided that it’s almost like a Clafoutis but not as sweet. Taylor said it reminded her of Kugel. The first time I made one it smelled so good that we couldn’t wait for photographs. I make it all the time and every time I make one, my crew always asks why I don’t make it more often. It’s my go-to meal for when I have nothing planned.
This is great for dinner or breakfast and if you have leftovers, it’s not bad reheated the next morning, not quite as light and fluffy but still tastes fantastic. You won’t need to add syrup or even powdered sugar to this, the apples that have caramelized with the sugars add all the sweetness you need. We like this so much that when peaches were ripe, I developed a recipe for Peach Dutch Baby Pancake.
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Baked Apple Pancake
Ingredients
- 2-3 apples About 3 cups, peeled and sliced and cut into pieces
- 4 tablespoons sugar divided
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 eggs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400º.
- In a small bowl combine 3 tablespoons of sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Cut butter into chunks and place in a cast iron skillet,or oven proof pan. Place in oven and let melt for 3 minutes. Remove and add brown sugar to the butter. Spread apples on top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Place in the oven and cook for 10 minutes until apples are carmelized, stirring half way through.
- While the apples are cooking, whisk together the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly until there our no lumps. Beat in the vanilla and eggs with a hand mixer, beating for 2 minutes until foamy. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from the oven and pour batter over the apples. Bake for about 20 minutes until browned and the center is set. The pancake will puff up substantially and then fall once removed form the oven.
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