Cooking with Kids: Baked Apple Pancakes

Helga Glaesel de BlandingMarch 8, 2011

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Get the kids to help out with breakfast on the weekends! Baked Apple Pancakes is a great recipe to enjoy on a chilly morning. Remember to supervise your kids all the time, and don’t let them take the pan out of the oven by themselves. I made these with my niece, Anneke and we had a great time.

Baked Apple Pancakes

Ingredients
Yields 6 pancakes

2/3 cup flour
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cut into pieces (about 1 pound)
3 eggs
1/4 cup, light brown sugar
5 tablespoons granulated sugar plus more for tin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 cup whole milk

Topping Ideas

Maple syrup
Freshly whipped cream
Strawberry jam
Extra confectioners’ sugar
Fresh squeezed lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 450º.
Brush melted butter inside each muffin cup; coat with granulated sugar.
An adult can peel, core and slice each apple into twelve wedges, then cut each wedge into three pieces.Toss with brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the apples and saute, turning occasionally, for 10 to 12 minutes, until caramelized. Remove pan from stove; let cool 5 minutes. Divide the caramelized apples among the muffin cups.
Place flour, salt, granulated sugar, melted butter, eggs, and milk in the bowl of a food processor. Process for 3 minutes.
Pour batter over apples. An adult should place tin in oven and lower heat to 400 degrees.
Bake 15 minutes. Pancakes will puff up during last 5 minutes of baking.
Take tin from oven and turn it over on a flat surface to remove pancakes. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve immediately.