German Apple Pancake Recipe

Batter

8 eggs
1 cup unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Apple Mixture
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar, divided two containers
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
4 medium granny smith apples, peeled and sliced.

1.To make the batter, blend the eggs, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Slowly add in the milk while constantly stirring. Then add in vanilla and butter. Set batter aside for twenty five to thirty minutes or refrigerate if preparing for the next morning.

2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
3. To make the apple mixture, combine sugar (1 of 2 reserved containers) with cinnamon and nutmeg. Now melt butter in two cast iron or oven proof skillets. Make sure to work the butter along the sides of the pan. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture into both pans. Now place the apple slices into the bottom of pans trying to avoid stacking. Try to get all the apples to cover the bottom surface or avoid stacking. Now sprinkle remaining sugar over apples. Once the mixture become hot and starts to bubble, pour batter into both pans.
4. Place both pans into oven and bake for 15 minutes. Then reduce temperature to 375F and bake for another 10 minutes.
5. Once removed from oven, allow pancakes in skillet to cool briefly then dust with confectioners sugar and squirt a little lemon over the pancake. (The Dutch Baby Effect).
6. Serve while still warm.