Breakfast Apple Pancake Pie
Ingredients:
- large eggs - 3
- whole milk - 1/2 cup
- salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- sugar - 2 tablespoons
- grated lemon zest - 1 teaspoon
- all-purpose flour - 1/2 cup
- unsalted butter - 5 tablespoons, divided
- apples - 2, peeled and cutter into 1/4-inch slices
- raisins - 1/4 cup, sauced in rum syrup (optional)
- ground cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon
- granulated sugar - 1/4 cup
- confectioners sugar - to taste
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 450 F. In a medium bowl lightly whisk the eggs, milk, 2 sugar, salt and lemon zest. Whist in the flour until well mixed. In a deep ovenproof skillet melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the applies and sauté for 5 minutes, until caramelized. Pour the batter over the apples, sprinkle with the raisins and transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile melt the rest of the butter. In a small bowl mix 1/4 cups sugar with ground cinnamon. Remove the apple pie from the oven and drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar. Return the skillet to the oven for 4-5 minutes. Sprinkle the pie with a little confectioners sugar and serve right away.