Healthier German Apple Pancake
Serves 620 mins prep20 mins cook
German apple pancake is a healthier version that is so tender and custardy. The taste is reminiscent of a French toast with caramelized apples! So Yum!
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Instructions
1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. 2 Blend the dates with milk in a high speed blender to a smooth mixture. 3 Combine the date-milk (or milk + brown sugar), eggs, whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, vanilla extract, olive oil and whisk it lightly, but do not over mix. Let it rest. 4 Take a 10 inch cast iron skillet. Melt the butter over medium high heat. Add one tablespoon brown sugar and stir few minutes. Then lay the thinly sliced apples and sauté for about 5 minutes until the apples soften, turn slightly golden and caramelized. 5 Sprinkle the spices, salt and stir gently. Next make sure that the apple slices are uniformly laid out in the skillet. 6 Pour the pancake batter evenly over the top of the apples. Place the skillet in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes. It should puff up and turn golden brown. Start checking with a cake tester or a toothpick after 15 minutes of baking time to make sure the inside is baked. 7 Transfer the skillet on to a wooden surface and let it rest few minutes. The pancake may deflate a little bit after taking it out of the oven. Loosen the pancake gently on all sides using a butter knife or spatula. 8 With the help of oven mitts flip the baked pancake carefully onto a serving plate. The iron skillet is heavy, so this requires strong hands and a good grip!! 9 To serve, you may decorate with confectioners sugar and use maple syrup, if desired. The pancake should be sweet enough without the syrup.View original recipe