I have to say it has been for ever since I have posted something on here. About 3 months. It makes sense to me because we recently found out we are expecting a little bundle of joy, and the past 3 months I have not really had the desire to cook, bake, or eat certain foods. We are very excited, our lives are changing faster than I think we recognize.
A breakfast item, as I see it, is very appropriate to post because it was the only kind of food I wanted to eat for a few months. These pancakes are different than any other German pancake I have ever made before, but I love them. I am used to the sort that you bake in the oven and watch rise 4 inches over the top of the pan; very fun. The apple is what intrigued me and really got me to try them. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.
German Apple Pancakes
Gourmet Magazine 2006
Ingredients
1/4 cup Sugar plus 2 Tbs
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cups Milk
4 lg Eggs
1 1/2 lb Gala Apples (3-4 apples) - I used Fuji
2 Tbs Lemon Juice
Butter for the skillet
Directions
You may want to half the recipe, we were pretty full after 2 pancakes... unless you are really hungry!
Mix together 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside.
Mix the flour, salt and remaining 2 Tbs sugar in a large bowl.
Stream in the milk and add each egg individually.
Peel the apples and cut slices from top to bottom 1/8 inch thick, you can use a mandolin or just a knife. Avoid the core. Continue to cut the apple slices into 1/8 inch thick matchsticks. I found the long matchsticks to be hard to work with when you cook the pancake, so just chopping the apple in tiny pieces might work better.
Coat apples with the lemon juice.
Add the apples and lemon juice to the batter, fold.
These are kind of like crepes, so the batter should be thin.
Heat over medium a small amount of butter (about 1/2 Tbs) in a non-stick skillet.
Pour 1/3 cup batter into the pan and cook until the edges begin to brown, then flip. About a couple minutes a side.
Continue to butter the pan in between each pancake as needed.
You may want to keep them warm in a 200 degree oven until you are done cooking.
Sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar and eat warm.
