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Souffle Pancake with Apple Pear Compote

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pitted prunes
  • 4 black tea bags
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out
  • 3 wide strips lemon zest
  • ½ cup cognac or brandy
  • 2 firm cooking apples (such as Fuji), peeled and cut into wedges
  • 3 Bosc pears, peeled and cut into wedges

For the pancake:

  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 large eggs
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup half-and-half
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Make the compote: Soak the prunes and tea bags in 1 cup boiling water, 20 minutes. Discard the tea bags.
  • Transfer the prunes and soaking liquid to a small saucepan. Add the sugar, salt, vanilla seeds and pod, lemon zest and cognac and cook over medium heat until syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the apples and pears and reduce the heat to low; cover and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to 1 week.
  • Make the pancake: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Transfer 2 tablespoons of the melted butter to a blender (reserve the rest in the skillet off the heat). Add the eggs, salt and half-and-half to the blender and blend. Add the flour and blend until smooth. Add the orange zest, orange juice and almond extract and blend.
  • Heat the skillet with the reserved butter over medium-high heat; swirl to coat. Add the batter, transfer to the oven and bake until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Reheat the compote, if desired; discard the lemon zest and vanilla pod. Dust the pancake with confectioners' sugar; serve with the compote.

Notes

Nutrisional Analysis Per Serving
Calories: 458 calorie
Total Fat: 15 grams 
Saturated Fat: 8 grams
Cholesterol: 172 miligrams
Sodium: 308 miligrams
Carbohydrates: 70 grams
Dietary Fiber: 6 grams 
Protein: 8 grams
Sugar: 41 grams
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