I can still remember the first time I tried it. I can't remember the name of the restaurant, I can't remember if I was alone or with someone, but I can remember that delicious pannekoeken I tried while at college in Houghton, Michigan.
I found and made a recipe many moons ago, but forgot all about this delicious dish! When I started looking around for recipes that used lots of eggs (due to the abundance from our six chickens), I remembered this wonderful treat.
With all the recipes around, I somehow stumbled on this one from Dandelion Mama - German Apple Pancake. While I am sure her recipe is every bit as delectable as she describes, I have to admit I have never made it exactly as she describes. I needed to come up with something a little bit healthier that I can feed my family on a regular basis.
Based on her recipe, a couple reader comments and some of my own tweaks, this is how I make it for my family.
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2-3 large firm apples, thinly sliced with skins left on (core removed)
- 1 cup milk (usually 1%)
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup wheat germ
- 8 large whole eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 6 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Place 2 Tbsp butter in 9x13 pan and put in oven until melted.
- Add apples to melted butter and cook in oven for 5 minutes.
- Combine flours, wheat germ, milk, eggs, egg whites, sugar and vanilla in blender and mix until smooth.
- Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on apples and pour batter on top - apples will mostly float to the top
- Bake until puffy and golden, usually 20-25 minutes
- Dust with powdered sugar.
It comes out of the oven all toasted and puffy.
After about five minutes or so, it deflates a bit and is cooled enough to serve up.
Yumm-ie-oso!!
There is no complaining at dinner when I serve this up! :)
2 comments:
Sounds good, Christy!
Why have I never heard of this?!!! :) Sounds delicious!
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