Name: German Pear Pancake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Firm pears, cored and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices - 2 large; White sugar, divided - ½ cup; Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons; Lemon zest - 1 ½ teaspoons; Butter, sliced - ¼ cup; Large eggs - 6; Whole milk - 1 cup; Pure vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - German Pear Pancake

1. Firm pears, cored and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices - 2 large

2. White sugar, divided - ½ cup

3. Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons

4. Lemon zest - 1 ½ teaspoons

5. Butter, sliced - ¼ cup

6. Large eggs - 6

7. Whole milk - 1 cup

8. Pure vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

9. Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour - 1 cup

11. Confectioners' sugar, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - German Pear Pancake

1. Stage

Toss pear slices with 1/4 cup white sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest to coat.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Stir pear slices into the melted butter and spread into a single layer. Pour batter over pears.

5. Stage

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.