Baked Apple and Pear Oven Pancake

This is a delicious breakfast dish. We love having it for special breakfasts or even for dinner.

Don't worry about what kind of apples or pears you're using, I just use whatever I have. Sometimes I use all apples if I don't have pears. We serve this with real maple syrup and it's delicious! The kids love watching it grow in the oven too :)

(I'll add a photo next time I make this, for some reason we keep eating it too fast!)

Baked Apple & Pear Oven Pancake

6 Tbs unsalted butter
2 medium tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and sliced
2 medium firm pears, such as Red Bartlett or Comice, peeled, cored, and sliced
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Juice of 1 lemon
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the apple and pear slices over medium-high heat just until tender, but still firm. Sprinkle with the brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Place a 12 inch round or 9 x 13 inch rectangular glass baking dish in the oven to heat for 2 minutes. Remove the baking dish with oven mitts and scrape the sautéed fruit into it.

2. In a bowl, using a whisk, or in a blender or food processor, mix together the eggs, milk, flour, vanilla, and salt until well blended and smooth. Pour the batter over the hot fruit. Immediately place the pancake in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until puffed and brown. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

3. Serve hot from the oven sprinkled with powdered sugar and with
lemon wedges. You can also serve with a berry sauce or syrup.