Puff the Magic Pancake

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 4 custard cups with nonstick cooking spray and put on a cookie sheet. Place 2 teaspoon butter in the bottom of each cup, then put the cookie sheet in the oven for 5 minutes to melt butter to sizzing point. Remove cookie sheet from oven and set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, wish together milk, eggs and vanilla. Add flour, salt, and nutmeg, whisking to blend into a smooth batter.

Ladle equal amounts of pancake batter into each of the 4 cups, then return to the oven and bake 10 to 15 minutes. You will be amazed to see how these pancakes "magically" puff while baking!

Remove cookie sheet from oven. Be careful! The custard cups will be very hot. Pancakes may be removed from custard cups and served on plates or served in custard cups. Garnish pancakes by sprinkling each with ½ teaspoon powdered sugar.

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These puff pancakes sink down quickly in the center. The sunken hole is a perfect spot to spoon on delicious toppings! Serve with maple syrup, yogurt or fresh fruit.

Recipe by Barbara Beery
From the Batter Up Kids: Sensational Snacks Cookbook
Text copyright ©2005 by Barbara Beery, reprinted with permission of Gibbs Smith