Baked Apple Pancake

Ingredients

• 6 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces (optional)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 8 teaspoons butter
• confectioners' sugar

Brown Sugar Glaze

• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   In a mixing bowl, toss together the apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

3. 3

   Beat together the eggs, flour, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla.

4. 4

   Melt the butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the apple mixture. Cook until lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   Pour the batter over the fruit & nuts. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the cake is puffy and pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Prepare glaze (directions below). Drizzle over pancake and serve warm.

7. 7

   To make the glaze, in a bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, and water and mix until smooth.

8. 8

   Drizzle the baked pancake with the glaze and let harden slightly. Serve warm.