German Pear Pancake

Ingredients

• Servings: 0
• 2 large firm pears, cored and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 cup white sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/4 cup butter, sliced
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• toss pear slices with 1/4 cup white sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest to coat.
• arrange butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet and place on the center rack of the oven. heat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). remove skillet from oven once the butter has just melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• beat eggs in a large bowl until frothy; add milk, 1/4 cup white sugar, vanilla extract, and salt and mix until just combined. sift flour into egg mixture and stir until batter is just mixed.
• stir pear slices into the melted butter and spread into a single layer. pour batter over pears.
• bake in the preheated oven until pancake is set in the middle, the sides have risen, and the bottom is browned, 28 to 30 minutes. top pancake with confectioners' sugar.