Bobby Flay's German Pancake (pfannkuchen)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 granny smith apples or 4 braeburn apples, peeled, cored and quartered
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 tablespoons calvados or 3 tablespoons apple jack
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 whisk together the eggs, sugar and salt until smooth.
• 3 whisk in the milk, heavy cream and vanilla extract.
• 4 add the flour and whisk until smooth.
• 5 heat butter in a 9-inch nonstick pan or a cast iron pan, until melted.
• 6 stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon and cook until the sugar has completely melted.
• 7 add the apples and cook until slightly soft, about 8 minutes.
• 8 remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest.
• 9 pour the batter over the apples and place the pan in the oven.
• 10 bake until the edges are brown and puffy, about 16-18 minutes.
• 11 carefully invert the pancake a serving platter.
• 12 dust with confectioners' sugar and drizzle with some of the caramel sauce.
• 13 caramel sauce:.
• 14 place sugar and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat (do not stir), swirling the pot occasionally to even out the color, until amber in color, 10 to 12 minutes.
• 15 while the caramel is cooking, place the heavy cream and cinnamon stick in a small pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• 16 remove from heat and keep warm.
• 17 when the caramel has reached the desired color, remove the cinnamon stick from the heavy cream and slowly begin adding the warm cream to the caramel and whisk until smooth.
• 18 remove from the heat and stir in the .