Pear And Vanilla Upside Down Pancake Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk egg and milk until blended. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until combined., Meanwhile, in a small ovenproof skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Sprinkle with sugar. Add pear slices in a single layer; cook 5 minutes. Spread prepared batter over pears. Cover and cook until top is set, about 5 minutes. , Transfer pan to oven; bake until edges are lightly brown, 8-10 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.

PEAR AND VANILLA UPSIDE-DOWN PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Scrape vanilla seeds from pod into a small bowl and add sugar. Rub sugar and seeds together to unclump seeds.
• Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar. In a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet melt butter over moderately low heat and remove from heat. In a bowl whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and 1 tablespoon melted butter, leaving remaining butter in skillet, and whisk into flour mixture until just combined. Let batter stand 15 minutes.
• Peel and core pears and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. Add pears to remaining vanilla sugar with lemon juice, tossing to coat. Arrange peats decoratively in butter remaining in skillet. Sprinkle any remaining sugar mixture over peats and cook over moderate heat until barely tender and sugar begins to caramelize, about 8 minutes.
• Pour batter evenly over peats and bake in middle of oven 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F. and bake 15 minutes more, or until top is golden and center is firm to the touch.
• Immediately run a thin knife around edge of skillet. Invert o plate over skillet and invert cake onto plate (keeping plate and skillet firmly pressed together). Carefully lift skillet off cake and replace any fruit that is stuck to bottom of skillet.
• Serve pancake with syrup.

COUNTRY PEAR PUFF PANCAKE

Steps:

• In a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add pears; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar and lemon juice. , In a bowl, whisk the flour, milk, eggs, syrup, vanilla and salt until smooth; pour over pears. Bake at 450° until puffy, 10-12 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining butter. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg and the remaining brown sugar. Spread over pancake. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve immediately. If desired, top with whipped cream.