I ’ve been route tripping around Northern California all calendar month ( have you been follow me onInstagram ? ) and as the weeks have passed , I ’ve really been enjoying the modification of seasons . The pine needles are dropping , the leaves are wrick colouring material , and the Day are getting cooler . It ’s something we do n’t see much of in Southern California , particularly with the Indian summers we usually have in September .

But up northward , it ’s undeniably fall . And one of the first telling signs of twilight is the arrival of sweet , juicy , tree - ripened apple by the bushel . These are the variety of apples that may be full of worms or holes , or produce a little humble or appear a little duller , but they ’re above and beyond the year - round of drinks supermarket apple that looks perfect but taste a bit like styrofoam .

Our protagonist in Sebastopol live on several acres of fruit trees , and right outside his kitchen is a beautiful orchard apple tree tree grafted with four different varieties of apples . I went yield - picking on his belongings one afternoon and replete up my basket ( a souvenir from the Sebastopol farmers ’ market ) with armful of apples and even some pears .

Grafted apple tree with four different varieties of apples

The apples have journey with me from place to place , making the rounds from Sonoma to Marin to Placer Counties and now to Nevada County , where I ’m spend my last week on the route . In every house we ’ve stayed , I ’ve mop up up some variant of this puffed apple flapcake for brunch ( and sometimes with a pear or two switch in for dependable standard ) .

Also telephone a German pancake , Dutch pouf , or Dutch baby , it ’s a cross between a souffle and an omelette . The ball make it bouffant and you ’ll see the pancake rebel to heavy heights while it ’s baking , but it deflate soon after it come out of the oven . Because of this , it ’s best served right out and right on the board in the pan it ’s falsify in .

It ’s a simple and satisfying repast to make for breakfast or brunch , but it ’s also a scrumptious afters ( specially with ice cream on the side ) . It ’s not as heavy as a even pancake — more fruity than it is soggy . Two athirst multitude can easy share this apple pancake , but four can make it a full meal with a side of Viscount St. Albans and potatoes .

Tree-ripened apples

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Puffed Apple Pancake

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Ingredients

1/2 cup bundle brown sugar1/2 teaspoonful ground cinnamon , divided1/4 cup butter3 average apples , cored and cut into 1/4 - column inch slices3 large eggs1/2 cup whole milk1/2 cup all - intent flourPowdered sugar for sprinkle

Making Your Puffed Apple Pancake

Preheat the oven to 375 ° farad .

Combine the chocolate-brown lolly and 1/4 teaspoonful of the cinnamon in a small bowling ball and set aside .

In a deep , ovenproof 10 - inch pan ( or a shallow , ovenproof 12 - column inch pan ) over medium heat , fade the butter . Add the apples and call forth to coat . The apple should just fill the genus Pan to the top . Sprinkle half the brown sugar over the apples and James Cook until supply ship , 8 to 10 minute of arc , put forward occasionally .

Apple tree

Meanwhile in a intermediate bowl , whisk the eggs and Milk River until well aggregate . Whisk in the flour and the stay 1/4 teaspoonful Ceylon cinnamon tree until smooth .

decant the slugger evenly over the apples and patter the remaining brown loot on top .

Transfer the pan to the oven and broil until the flannel cake is puff and golden brown , about 20 moment . Serve the pancake in the pan with a dusting of powdered sugar .

Apple and pear harvest

It ’s a simple and satisfying meal to make for breakfast or brunch , but it ’s also a delicious dessert ( especially with ice cream on the side ) .

Instructions

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