Originally published on March 5, 2015
Well, this was my last week with The Recipe Encyclopedia that Chef Rob loaned me. As I flipped through it one last time I happened to come across this recipe for Rolled Pancakes. While many know that pancakes and I have a past, it really did seem like a twist of fate that I came across this particular recipe. Awhile ago, Rob had been telling me how he had made rolled pancakes before, and stuffed them with something very much like apple pie filling. So when I came across it in this book that he loaned me, well how could I not make them? The pancakes come from the book, while the filling comes from Rob’s idea and my execution of it.
Ingredients:
For the pancakes:
1 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 egg
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tablespoon olive oil
For the filling:
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cubed
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1.) Sift the flour and the salt into a medium bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the egg and milk and whisk until smooth. Set mixture aside for 1 hour.
2.) Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add olive oil. Tilt pan to coat the surface of the pan and when hot, ladle in 1/2 cup of the pancake batter. Tilt the pan again to spread the batter out very thinly. Gently lift the edges with a knife and when golden, turn over and cook the other side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.
3.) When the pancakes are just about finished cooking, start making the apple pie filling. Place the 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar in a pan set over medium heat. Melt together, stirring frequently, for several minutes until the sauce is thick and bubbling. Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well before adding the peeled apples and tossing to coat.
4.) Place one pancake flat on a cutting board or flat surface and spoon approximately 2 tablespoons of the filling at one end. Start rolling the pancake over the filling, continuing until the entire pancake is rolled. Repeat with the remaining pancakes.
5.) Plate the pancakes and drizzle a bit more of the sauce and the filling on top before sprinkling with icing sugar.
6.) Serve and enjoy!