Apple Pancake Sam
Laura (and The Tassajara Bread Book)
Here is a giant close-scented popover with apples that makes a quick but memorable breakfast dish.
2 tablespoons butter |
Preheat oven to 400. Put butter into an 8 or 9 inch round baking dish and heat in the oven at 400 for 10 minutes. Do not brown. Meanwhile, squeeze the lemon juice over the apple slices and toss with the brown sugar. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, milk and eggs. Whisk briefly until barely together. Batter will be lumpy. Remove the baking dish from the oven and pour in the batter. Arrange the applies in a circle around the dish, putting 2 or 3 in the center. Top with the remaining lemon juice-brown sugar mixture. Bake for 25 minutes until firm and puffy. Dusty with a sprinkling of ground cloves and serve with warmed pure maple syrup. In the summer use fresh blueberries in place of the apples. Serves 2. To serve 4, this recipe may be doubled and baked in a 15 to 16 inch dish.