Puffy Peach or Apple Skillet Pancake
Apples may be substituted for peaches.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3 peaches, sliced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- dash salt
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Separate eggs.
- Melt butter in large ovenproof skillet.
- Combine 1/4 cup sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle over butter in pan.
- Arrange peach slices over sugar/spice mixture.
- Cook slowly for 2 minutes.
- Take skillet off heat.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt with egg yolks and milk.
- Beat egg whites until foamy, gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
- Fold beaten egg whites into batter.
- Pour batter over peaches, spreading evenly to edge of skillet.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and puffy.
- Remove from oven, loosen edges with spatula.
- Invert a flat, round plate over skillet. Invert both and lift off skillet.
- Ct into wedges and serve with sour cream or ice cream, bacon, sausage or slices of ham for brunch or lunch.
Elizabeth Berg's Baked Fruit Pancake
Elizabeth Berg is a novelist from Boston. I copied this recipe from a book she wrote about writing, Escape Into the Open, the Art of Writing True. She got it from a call-in recipe show called The Yankee Kitchen.
Note: 1 medium apple makes about 1 cup, sliced, so you'll need 2 medium apples. 1 medium peach or pear makes 1/2 cup sliced, so 4 medium peaches or pears.
- 1 cup milk
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place all ingredients except the butter in a blender.
- Process on high.
- Melt butter in 9-inch pie plate.
- Pour in batter.
- Bake in preheated 400 degree oven 30-35 minutes until it puffs and turns a deep golden colour.
Meanwhile, prepare topping:
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 cups apples, peeled and thickly sliced (or peaches, plums, nectarines, strawberries...)
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Melt butter in skillet.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Cook on medium-low heat till tender.
- Put onto centre of baked pancake and serve immediately.
