Baked apple pancakes are fluffy and taste like a pancake, making them a perfect breakfast for fall. This recipe combines honey crisp apples with a light batter that is baked to perfection.
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 375°.
Step 2: Heat a 10.5” cast iron skillet over medium high heat and add butter.
Step 3: When the butter begins to bubble, add all of the sliced apples with 2 Tbsp sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Step 4: While the apples cook down, combine flour and baking powder in a bowl.
Step 5: In another bowl, add egg yolks to milk separating the whites in a separate bowl.
Step 6: Add remaining 2 Tbsp of sugar to the milk and whisk; set aside.
Step 7: Whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Step 8: Add the milk and egg yolk mixture to the flour and gently mix.
Step 9: Fold in half of the egg whites and then the remaining egg whites.
Step 10: Once the apples are cooked down, turn off the heat and press apples into an even layer in the skillet.
Step 11: Add the batter on top of the apples and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
Step 12: Take the pancake out and let it cool for 10 minutes before inverting and slicing.
