Apple pancake with almond sauce

This pancake in a little different from a traditional French crêpe in that it is cooked in an oven rather than on a crêpière.  It originates from Germany.

It has a lovely apple flavour that finishes off a meal perfectly.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Cooking Time: 45 Mins

Total Time: 1 Hr

Ingredients

For 6 servings…

90 gms            Flour        

100 ml             Cream      

3                    Egg yolks   

75 gms            Sugar  - caster         

                     Lemon rind  - grated 

4                    Egg whites

60 gms            Butter       

2                    Apples  - eating - peeled, cored and sliced

For the almond sauce

250 ml             Milk         

250 ml             Cream      

120 gms           Almonds  - roasted   

75 gms            Sugar  - caster         

6                    Egg yolks   

To serve

                     Sugar  - icing          

Method

To make the almond sauce…

Scald the milk and cream together with the almonds.

Add the sugar to the egg yolks and beat until a pale cream is attained.  Then pour the warm milk on to the egg mixture whilst stirring constantly.  Using a bain marie, stir the mixture until the sauce thickens.  Continue stirring until cool, cover then set aside ready for use.

To make the pancake…

Mix together the flour, cream, egg yolks, sugar and lemon rind.  Beat the egg whites until they are fluffy and then gently fold into this batter.

To cook, melt the butter in an ovenproof gratin dish, add a quarter of the sliced apples and pour over a quarter of the batter.  Repeat until all apples and mix are used.  Brown underneath gently, turn over the pancake and then bake in a moderate oven until set.

To serve, place the almond sauce on a plate and add the pancake, dusted with icing sugar.

Wine recommendations

A sweet white wine.

Conventional

     Riesling Vendange Tardive

Interesting

     Jurançon doux

     Monbazillac

     Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

     Quart de Chaume