REUBEN'S APPLE PANCAKE

Reuben's Apple Pancake image

Provided by Jonathan Reynolds

Time P1DT45m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 large Granny Smith apple
Scant 1/2 cup sugar plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

Peel and core apple and slice into moon shaped pieces, 1/4 inch thick. Toss with 11/2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
When ready, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk eggs and milk in a bowl until blended. Whisk in flour and vanilla until smooth.
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a shallow 12-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet until it sizzles. Drain apples and add to the pan. Cook, stirring, until apples soften, about 5 minutes.
Melt 2 more tablespoons of butter in pan. Pour in batter and quickly arrange apples evenly before batter sets. Increase heat to medium-high and pull edges away from pan to allow batter to flow underneath and cook, sliding a wooden spatula under pancake to keep it from sticking.
When batter is set but still wet, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Place a cookie sheet over pan and invert the pancake onto it. Return pan to heat and add 2 tablespoons butter, swirling to coat. Slide pancake back into the pan to cook other side. Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle top with 2 tablespoons sugar. Cook until sugar on bottom side is caramelized, about 2 minutes.
Using cookie sheet, flip pancake out again. Slide pancake back into pan 2 more times, adding 2 tablespoons butter to pan and sprinkling with 2 tablespoons sugar each time. Adjust heat so that the sugar caramelizes but pancake doesn't burn.
Bake in pan until brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. Slide onto a platter and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 921, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 92 grams, Fat 56 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 33 grams, Sodium 141 milligrams, Sugar 63 grams, TransFat 2 grams