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                            - Active time:15 min
 
                        
                            - Start to finish:30 min
 
                        
                    
                
             
            
                
                    
                    Pancake lovers, beware: We just upped the ante. Puffed and golden, this fruit-covered cake may just become your go-to weekend breakfast for two. 
                
            
            
                
                
                
    
      
          
          
          
              
              
              
          
          
          
          
          
              
              
              November 2004
            
          
          
      
  
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            1/2
                                            
                                            stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1
                                            
                                            large sweet apple such as Gala or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide wedges
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1/2
                                            cup
                                            whole milk
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1/2
                                            cup
                                            all-purpose flour
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            4
                                            
                                            large eggs 
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            3
                                            tablespoons
                                            granulated sugar
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1/2
                                            teaspoon
                                            vanilla
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1/4
                                            teaspoon
                                            salt
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            Confectioners sugar for dusting
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
                                
                            
                         
                    
                 
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
            
            
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                
                                    
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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
                                         
                                    
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Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat, then transfer 2 tablespoons to a blender. Add apple wedges to skillet and cook, turning over once, until beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
                                         
                                    
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While apple is cooking, add milk, flour, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt to butter in blender and blend until smooth.
                                         
                                    
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Pour batter over apple and transfer skillet to oven. Bake until pancake is puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Dust with confectioners sugar and serve immediately.