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Grannys Pancakes - German Apple Pancakes
Grannys Pancakes aka the best German Apple Pancake Recipe - sweet, easy, and quick to make. A traditional recipe for the best German apple pancakes ever.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 230 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sour apples
- 2 eggs
- 1 lemon juice and zest of it
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar or 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 50 grams of sugar - 4 tbsps
- 220 grams of flour - 1 3/4 cups
- 200 ml milk - 5/6 cup or 1 scant cup
- 100 ml Lemon Lime Cider or sparkling mineral water - 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp
- some clarified butter or butter for frying
- some cinnamon and sugar for servings
- optional: flaked almonds
Instructions
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Peel or wash the apples and cut into thin slices using a mandoline or cut them into slices by hand or into small cubes. Drizzle slices with lemon juice.
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Grate lemon zest directly into the sugar and rub into the sugar with your fingertips to flavor it.
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Using a hand mixer, beat the eggs, lemon sugar and vanilla sugar or essence until fluffy. Add the sifted flour, pinch of salt, milk and lemonade, cider or mineral water and stir in.
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Heat a non-stick pan on the stove on medium heat and melt butter or clarified butter in it.
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Pour about 1 ladleful of batter into the pan, top the pancake with apple slices and (optional) slivered almonds and slowly bake the apple pancake at medium temperature.
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When the apple pancake is firm on top and the first small bubbles form, you can turn it carefully. If you want, use a plate to flip the pancake.Only let the apple pancake brown briefly on the 2nd side so that it doesn't burn. If you want, sprinkle the apple slices with some brown sugar before flipping.
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Put the finished apple pancakes on some kitchen paper to absorb excess fat.
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Serve the pancakes sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or maple syrup.