Cheesy Pear Oven Pancake

 

1

cup all-purpose flour

1

cup fat-frree (skim) milk

1/4

teaspoon salt

1 1/2

cups fat-free, cholesterol-free egg product or 6 eggs

1

tablespoon butter or margarine

3

medium unpeeled pears, thinly sliced (3 cups)

2

tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons freeze-dried chives

2

tablespoons sugar

1/2

cup shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese (2 ounces)

• 1 Heat oven to 450°. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening. Mix flour, milk, salt and eggs with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into baking dish. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.
• 2 While pancake is baking, melt butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pears and chives in butter about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until pears are slightly softened. Stir in sugar.
• 3 Spoon pear mixture onto pancake. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.