Apple Cranberry German Pancake
This is a wonderful dessert, and if you like, it becomes a special occasion breakfast.
List of Ingredients
PANCAKE:
3 Tbls. butter, divided
1 c. milk
1 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
FILLING:
1 orange
1/2 c. dried cranberries
1 (3 oz.) pkg. vanilla COOK & SERVE pudding mix
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 firm, red, baking apples such as Jonathan
1/4 c. sliced almonds, toasted
Powdered sugar
Vanilla ice cream or thawed frozen whipped topping (optional)
Recipe
1) Preheat oven to 450°F. Melt butter. Measure 1 Tbls. butter into the bottom of the deep dish baker; brush over the bottom. Combine milk, eggs and remaining butter using a whisk. Stir together the flour and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; whisk 1 minute until smooth. Pour batter into baker. Bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven temp. to 350°F; continue baking 10-15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
2) Meanwhile, prepare apple cranberry filling. Zest orange to measure 1 Tbls. zest. Juice orange and add enough water to juice to measure 1 cup.
Combine zest, orange juice, cranberries, pudding mix and cinnamon. Core adn slice the apples leaving the peeling on. Cut apples in hlf and separate slices into pudding mixture. Microwave, covered on High 4 minutes; stirl gently. Continue microwaving 4-5 minutes or until glaze is thickened and clear; stir gently to evenly coat apples with glaze.
3) Remove pancke from oven to cooling rack; allow to stand about 3 mintues until puff begins to fall, forming a shell. If needed, cut around sides of puff to loosen from dish.
4) Spoon filling into the pancake. Sprinkle roasted almonds around the edges of the filling. Sprinkle entire item with powdered sugar. Cut and serve. May be served with ice cream or whipped cream.
Serves 12.
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