Puffy Oven Apple Pancake

I love breakfast, but I rarely get to eat it at breakfast time. I usually have breakfast for dinner! This recipe comes from my very first Betty Crocker cookbook. Its pages are worn and crinkled, and the cover has long fallen off. I return to it again and again.

Puffy Oven Pancakes are easy to make, but do take some time to bake. Add apples, peaches, or any spices you wish! Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or even turn it into a dessert with whipped cream.

Puffy Oven Apple Pancake
Betty Crocker
Serves 1-4 

2 Tb butter
2 Tb brown sugar
1 teas cinnamon
1/2 teas nutmeg
1 cup diced apples (peeled or unpeeled)
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teas salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the butter in a pie dish, and place it in the oven to melt. Don't forget it! When the butter is melted, brush it up the sides of the dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg over the top of the butter, and layer apples over that.  (If you want a plain pancake, omit the seasonings and apples.)

In a medium bowl, beat eggs lightly.  Add in flour, milk, and salt, and stir until just mixed. There WILL BE lumps! It's okay!  Pour batter over the top of the apples.

Place the dish in the oven, and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until edges are browned and puffy.

Remove from oven and IMMEDIATELY run a spatula around the edges to loosen the pancake. Flip it out onto a plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, pour on the syrup or whipped cream.

Enjoy!

Tropical Pancakes

Growing up, my favorite dinners were breakfast. And not any ordinary breakfast, but pancakes or waffles or french toast covered in strawberries and whipped cream. So, basically dessert and breakfast in one, for dinner. Make sense? I know it makes sense to me... and to my tastebuds! 

This all came to me the other night while I was making pancakes. I had strawberries, I had whipping cream... it was dessert time! As I started whipping the cream, I had another epiphany. Why not use the Tropical Shortcake topping on the pancakes? Using lime and coconut could only elevate this breakfast/dinner/dessert, right? Right. 

So, click on over to my Tropical Shortcake recipe and enjoy! 

Here's a great from-scratch pancake recipe too!

Breakfast for dinner! Grandpa's Pancakes

*It's national pancake day! To celebrate, I'm reposting this amazing pancake recipe from my Grandpa! Enjoy! 


Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite meals. The possibilities are simply endless! Pancakes, waffles, french toast, eggs... on and on...

Plus, don't we all need an easy, quick meal after our Thanksgiving feast? Breakfast is fast and filling!

Today, I'm going to share my family's from scratch pancake mix. These are REAL pancakes!

Grandpa's Pancakes

3 eggs, beaten
3 tsp sugar
3 round tsp baking powder
1/4 teas salt
1 TB shortening OR 1/3 cup oil
1 cup milk
flour (2-3 cups)
dash vanilla

I recommend making this in a blender! Easy to mix, and then easy to just pour on the skillet! Mix all ingredients EXCEPT milk and flour together. Add the milk, and then flour to the thickness you desire.

Drop batter onto a hot skillet. Flip when the batter starts to bubble.

**Serve with Bacon or Sausage, and eggs!

12 days of Christmas... in Food!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....

Cookies and

Pancakes,

Sweet Bread and

Party mix,

Cakes and

Popcorn...

and a secret treasured recipe!!

(hint... I used to sell it!)

Get your spatula ready! Yummy treats coming to count down to Christmas!

Scroll down to see all of the goodies!