German Apple Pancake with Brown Sugar Sour Cream

Name: German Apple Pancake with Brown Sugar Sour Cream
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Eastern European & German
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, sour cream; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces), brown sugar, divided; 3/4 cup (3¾ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, table salt, divided; 5 , large eggs; 1 cup, whole milk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 1/4 pounds, Granny Smith apples, peeled, halved, cored, and sliced ¼ inch thick; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; , Confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Eastern European & German

Fruit

Breakfast & Brunch

Fruit Desserts

This custardy, apple-filled, crisp-edged pancake is perfect for a showstopping breakfast.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

German Apple Pancake with Brown Sugar Sour Cream

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This simple (yet impressive) skillet pancake starts with an easy, stir-together batter of flour, milk, eggs, brown sugar, salt, and a touch of vanilla. The batter is looser than a typical pancake batter, which allows it to puff dramatically...

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