Maple Sausage Apple Pancake
Makes 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.

Ingredients

• 8 - ounces Old-Fashioned Maple Skinless Links
• 2 - small Granny Smith Apples seeded, peeled and cut into 1/4" slices
• 1 - Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 8 - large Eggs
• 1-1/2 - Whole Milk
• 1-1/2 - cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 - cup + 2 Tbs. Sugar
• 1/2 - teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 - cup Dark Brown Sugar packed
• 2 1/2 - teaspoons Cinnamon
• 8 - Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• Powdered Sugar
• Maple Syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

1. Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat until just firm. Do not overcook.
2. Remove from heat and cut diagonally into 1" pieces.
3. Toss apple slices with lemon juice in mixing bowl.
4. Whisk eggs and milk in large bowl to blend.
5. Add flour, 2 Tablespoons sugar and salt. Whisk until batter is almost smooth.
6. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in small bowl.
7. Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in each of two 8" oven-proof nonstick skillets over medium heat.
8. Pour half of the batter into each skillet.
9. Arrange sausage and half of the apple slices evenly over batter in each skillet
10. Transfer skillets to oven and bake until pancakes are set around edges but still wet in center, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
11. Sprinkle with half of the brown sugar mixture over each pancake. Dot each with 2 Tablespoons butter.
12. Using spatula, carefully turn pancakes over.
13. Place remaining apple slices on pancakes.
14. Return to oven.
15. Bake until pancakes rise and sugar mixture melts to a sauce consistency and the top of the pancakes are golden, about 6 minutes.
16. Invert onto plates.
17. Sprinkle powdered sugar over pancakes and serve with maple syrup.