It's funny how heated things get when I present a vote on which recipes to post. Things were dead even until the Apple Puff-Up team surged ahead with a show of unity and self-"likes."
Not to worry. The Candy Bar Cookie recipe will be up next. Just give me until the Weekend, Team CBC.
I found a version of this recipe in my Betty Crocker cookbook last night while looking for my pancake recipe. There are so many additions and substitutions and cross-offs and post-its on the pancake page, it's a surprise I saw this recipe at all.
It turned out to be an amazingly easy recipe to make, and we had all of the ingredients right on hand. And it's fun to see just how tall it gets in the oven. If you're looking for a breakfast (or breakfast for dinner) treat, try this!
Happy cooking!
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Apple Puff-Up
Ingredients
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
2 large eggs
¼ tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter
1 medium apple
2-3 Tbsp brown sugar (depending on the sweetness of your apple)
¼ tsp cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
Powdered sugar or maple syrup (as garnish)
Direction
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1. Preheat the over to 400 degrees.
2. In a 9-inch pie plate, melt the butter in the oven. Brush the melted butter over the bottom and sides of plate.
3. As the butter is melting, peel the apple and cut into thin slices.
4. Sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg over melted butter in pie plate. Arrange apple slices on top of sugar.
5. In a medium bowl, beat eggs until just blended. Using a hand beater, add in flour, milk and salt until just mixed. Do not over beat.
6. Immediately pour the batter over the apples. Use a spatula to spread so that all apples are covered.
7. Bake in the oven for 16-20 minutes until golden and puffy, turning the pie plate halfway through baking.
8. Remove from oven and let deflate slightly. Slice into pie pieces and serve topped with powdered sugar (dessert) or maple syrup (breakfast).
