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V: Puffed Pancake with Apple-Cranberry Sauce

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AHA Around the World Cookbook

Puffed Pancake with Apple-Cranberry Sauce

Like French souffles, Gennan pancakes should be served as soon as they are removed from the oven because they won't stay puffed for very long. This dish would make an impressive addition to your next brunch menu.

Serves: 6

Vegetable oil spray
2 teaspoons acceptable margarine
Egg substitute equivalent to 3 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup skim milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 large cooking apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
3/4 cup no-sugar-added apple juice
1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries or fresh or frozen no-sugar-added blackberries (about 2 ounces)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons no-sugar-added apple juice or water
Sifted powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400º F. Spray a l0-inch ovenproof skillet with vegetable oil spray. Add margarine. Place skillet in oven for 3 minutes, or until margarine melts.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine egg substitute, flour, milk, and salt. Beat with an electric mixer or wire whisk until smooth. Immediately pour egg mixture into hot skillet. Bake, uncovered, for about 25 minutes, or until puffed and well browned.

Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, combine apples, 3/4 cup juice, berries, sugar, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes, or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally. Place cornstarch in a small bowl. Stir in apple juice. Add cornstarch-juice mixture to apple mixture. Cook for about 2 minutes, until thickened and bubbly; stirring often.

To serve, sprinkle pancake with powdered sugar. Cut into wedges and spoon warm sauce over each serving.

COOK'S TIP: The apple-cranberry sauce can be made ahead and reheated in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally..Or... place sauce in a microwave-safe cup or bowl, cover loosely with plastic wrap or waxed paper, and reheat on 100% power (high) for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring twice.

COOK'S TIP ON COOKING APPLES: Among the best cooking apples are Rome Beauty; Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Winesap.

One serving (1 pancake wedge and 1/4 cup sauce) equals: Calories 166...Protein 5 gm....Carbohydrate 34 gm...Cholesterol 0 mg...Sodium 119 mg...Total fat 2 gm (Saturated 0 gm... Polyunsaturated 1 gm... Monounsaturated 1 gm)