Puffed Oven Pancake with Glazed Apples

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I stole this recipe for Puffed Oven Pancake with Glazed Apples from a cookbook called Better Homes & Garden: 13 x 9 the Pan that Can. To start this fancy pancake, butter is placed in the bottom of a 9×13 baking pan and baked until it melts. An easy batter is made with eggs, flour, milk and salt. The batter is poured into the hot pan and baked. It puffs up while baking in the oven. While the pancake bakes, glazed apples are made by cooking sliced apples in a skillet with brown sugar and apple juice. Topping the cooked pancake are the glazed apples and powdered sugar. Pieces are sliced from the whole pancake when serving. This is a sweet and decadent twist on traditional pancakes.

Did you know? There are almost as many kinds of pancakes as people. For the most part, differences in thickness and rising agents are the result of geographic availability. Culturally, the major differences between pancakes around the world are the toppings.⁴ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

Preheat oven to 400 F. Place 2 tbsp butter in 13×9 pan. Place pan in oven 3 to 5 minutes or until the butter is melted. In a bowl beat 4 eggs with a wire whisk. Add in ⅔ cup flour, ⅔ cup milk and ¼ tsp salt.

Whisk the ingredients together and immediately pour batter into the hot pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and well browned. Meanwhile, for glazed apples, in a large skillet melt the ½ cup butter over medium heat, add 2 apples that have been peeled and thinly sliced.

Cook and stir about 8 minutes or until apples are tender. Stir in ⅓ cup packed brown sugar; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce is smooth, stirring gently. Remove skillet from heat. Carefully stir in 2 tbsp apple juice. Return skillet to heat; heat through.

Remove cooked pancake from oven.

Serve glazed apples over pancake.

Cut pancake into squares to serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

If you want to make more traditional pancakes, you can try Fluffy Banana Pancakes.

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Puffed Oven Pancake with Glazed Apples

To start this fancy pancake, butter is placed in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. The pan is heated until the butter melts. An easy batter made with eggs, flour, milk and salt is poured into the hot pan. The batter puffs up while baking in the oven. Glazed apples are made by cooking sliced apples in a skillet with brown sugar and apple juice. After removing the puffed pancake from the oven, the glazed apples are placed on top. Powdered sugar is sprinkled on top of the sliced pieces. A sweet and decadent twist on traditional pancakes.
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword Pancakes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 eggs
  • ⅔ cup flour
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup butter cut up
  • 2 medium cooking apples cored, peeled and thinly sliced (~ 2 cups)
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp light rum or apple juice
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Place 2 tbsp butter in 13x9 pan. Place pan in oven 3 to 5 minutes or until butter is melted.
  2. In a bowl beat eggs with a wire whisk. Whisk in flour, milk and salt until smooth. Immediately pour batter into the hot pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and well browned.
  3. Meanwhile, for glazed apples, in a large skillet melt the ½ cup butter over medium heat, add apples. Cook and stir about 8 minutes or until apples are tender. Stir in brown sugar; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce is smooth, stirring gently. Remove skillet from heat. Carefully stir in rum. Return skillet to heat; heat through.
  4. Serve glazed apples over pancake. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.