Heaving Apple Pancakes

Submitted by diner524

"Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday and pancakes are one of the traditional foods for that day, before Ash Wednesday. I found this recipe on www.nomenu.com posted by: From A Past Edition Of The New Orleans Menu Daily, By Tom Fitzmorris. Here is what he stated about the recipe: "The best and most unusual of all the Original Pancake House's pancakes is its apple pancake. It's baked, not griddled, and comes out about an inch thick . It's bubbling with superheated apples, releasing a marvelous cinnamon aroma. The recipe is a secret, but knowing well what the final product is like I've come up with a close approximation.""

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 59.16 ml butter
• 2 medium apples, preferably on the tart side
• 118.29 ml dark brown sugar
• 9.85 ml cinnamon (or more)
• 236.59 ml self-rising flour
• 4.92 ml cinnamon (or more)
• 59.14 ml white sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 9.85 ml vanilla extract
• 236.59 ml buttermilk (or 2 percent milk)
• 14.79 ml butter

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with a ten-inch black iron skillet on a rack in the middle.
2. 1. Peel, core, and slice the apples into crescent-shaped pieces about a quarter-inch thick.
3. 2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. When it begins to bubble, add the dark brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook while stirring until the sugar is no longer gritty. Add the apples and cook, stirring now and then, until they soften. Add 1/4 cup water and stir to make a syrup around the apples. Reduce the heat to low.
4. 3. Combine the flour, cinnamon, and white sugar in a small bowl. In a second bowl, combine the egg yolks, vanilla, and milk. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix with a wire whisk until a few small lumps remain. Add up to 1/4 cup of water to the batter to lighten enough that it pours easily.
5. 4. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy, with soft peaks. With a rubber spatula, stir the egg white froth into the batter.
6. 5. Remove the black iron skillet from the oven (with a potholder, of course) and swirl the 1 Tbs. butter around in it until the sides and bottom are coated. Pour the batter into the skillet, about a half-inch from the top of the rim. Return to the oven. Bake for about ten minutes.
7. 6. Turn the oven up to 425 degrees. Remove the skillet and scoop the apple mixture over the batter. With a fork, force about two-thirds of the the apple pieces down into the batter. Return the skillet to the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until you can actually see the pancake heaving in the pan.
8. 7. Remove and allow to cool for about two minutes, then loosen the pancake with a knife and slide onto a plate.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe diner. Wow, was it good. Light, tender, fluffy and delicious. It puffed up perfectly. Easily one of my favorites for this quest. I made half the recipe and had enough to share with my hubby. We both enjoyed it tremendously. I reserved some of the apple syrup and left it simmering while the pancake baked, I then used the warm syrup to pour over the baked pancake, it was wonderfu. Kudos to you my friend, for making it into my Favorites Cookbook for 2016. Made for CQ3 - New York

 

[Elmotoo]

A winner! It's like a souffle! I didn't peel the apples which didn't affect the final result at all. I was worried it would overflow but didn't. Bex & I drizzled a bit of *real* maple syrup over it. Absolutely delicious & stunning presentation without a lot of work. Made for ZWT9, Mike & the Appliance Killers, Cajun/Creole region. Thank you!