German Apple Pancakes

 

THINGS YOU’LL NEED 

6 tablespoons of butter

7 tablespoons granulated sugar 

2 granny smith apples (about 1 pound) 

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

2/3 cup all-purpose flour 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

3 large eggs 

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

THE HOW-TO PART

 (1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

(2) Butter muffin cups of tin and sprinkle with
about 2 table spoons of granulated sugar.

 (3) Peel, core, and slice apples into 1/2 inch pieces
and in a medium bowl, toss apples with brown sugar,
lemon juice and cinnamon.

(4) Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add apple mixture and saute, turning occasionally until caramelized,
10 to 12 minutes. Remove pan from stove and let cool 5 minutes.
Divide caramelized apples among prepared muffin cups and set aside.

 (5) In the bowl combine flour, salt, 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
and mix well. Then add 2 tablespoons melted and slightly cooled butter,
 eggs and milk. Mix well until it's all blended and not too lumpy.

(6) Pour batter over apples. Transfer tin to oven and reduce heat
to 400 degrees. Bake until pancakes puff up, about 15 minutes.

(7) Remove tin from oven and pop out of molds by inverting the
tin onto a flat work surface. Dust with confectioners' sugar,
 serve immediately and enjoy! ♥

Recipe borrowed from Martha... *HERE*

♥♥ Hope you're having a decent week mis amores! ♥♥

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March

Top to Bottom: (1) A mixed cd from my friend Nathan. He takes mix sharing music to a new level (2) George fascinated by the tub and it's drain. I think he wishes he fit in there (3) Macarons from Bottega Louie, I dream about eating these almost daily (4) Scott's dapper socks at Grand Central Market. He's my favorite person to photograph (5) Close to finishing the banana pancakes (6) We fell in love with him while feeding the ducks at Lincoln Park (7) Introduced by my friend Nathan, this great video to Julia Holter's Moni Mon Amie. Directed by Yelena Zhelezov for the single off of Julia's newest album Ekstasis (released March 8th).

Wishing you a lovely April ♥ So glad summer is almost here!

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What kind of bird are you?

This weeks fixation courtesy of Wes Anderson and his most recent film Moonrise Kingdom.  Co-written with Roman Coppola and described as the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together into the wilderness as various authorities try to hunt them down while a violent storm is brewing off-shore and a peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.  Scary to imagine in almost any other movie premise but here.  Have I mentioned that my boyfriend Bill is in it?



PS. Thank you to my friend Scott for making me some gif magic!
Hope you're having a great weekend... ♥

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