This Giant, Oven-Baked Pancake Is Crispy, Fluffy, and Impossibly Easy

This step-by-step recipe will show you how to mix, bake, and serve a family-sized pancake that will rival any diner-style stack.

Mix, bake, and serve a family-sized pancake to rival any diner-style stack. Ghazalle Badiozamani

If you’re still making pancakes for your family like a short-order cook, I’ve got just the thing to make your morning routine a whole lot easier: a skillet pancake. Just pour the batter into a hot skillet, bake for about half an hour, then sit down to breakfast together. There’s simply no better way to do it!

This step-by-step recipe will show you how to mix, bake, and serve a family-sized pancake that will rival any diner-style stack. Plus, I’ll share my expert tips on how to get the crispy brown-buttery crust and pillowy-light interior that makes this pancake so special. Here’s how to do it.

Skillet Pancakes are Easier, Tastier, and Far More Thrilling

Even if you’ve mastered the art of pancake making, it’s nearly impossible to serve freshly flipped pancakes to the entire table at once. Sure, there are ways to keep the flapjacks warm while you wait, but that first batch will inevitably lose its hot-off-the-griddle goodness. But if you swap the griddle for an oven-safe skillet, everyone—including the cook—can enjoy a steaming-hot pancake together.