Lemon (or Lime or Orange) Ricotta Pancakes

Name: Lemon (or Lime or Orange) Ricotta Pancakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Butter for the griddle and for serving; 2 Zest of lemons, 2 limes, or 1 orange; 12 servings Warm Grade B maple syrup for serving; 710 milliliters pancake batter (such as Aunt Jemima frozen batter, thawed, or scratch batter); 12 servings Peanut oil for the griddle; 158 milliliters fresh whole-milk ricotta cheese

Lemon (or Lime or Orange) Ricotta Pancakes requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 296 calories, 4g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very budget friendly morn meal. A mixture of butter, peanut oil, warm grade b maple syrup, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Stir the pancake batter and citrus zest together in a bowl.

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Ever so gently fold in the ricotta cheese, taking care not to destroy its texture.

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Ricotta Cheese

Prepare the griddle.

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Frying Pan

Drop the pancake batter on the griddle according to the instructions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on almost the entire surface of the pancakes.

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Turn and very gently tap the pancakes with a metal spatula to make them uniform in thickness.

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Cook until the second side is golden, about 2 minutes, and serve A-side up.

Taste

Book, using the USDA Nutrition Database

Kenny Shopsin is a self-taught chef who has developed his own inimitable style: he colors outside of the lines and then uses the crayons in his pancakes. He lives in Greenwich Village.Carolynn Carreño is a James Beard Award–winning journalist and the coauthor of 100 Ways to Be Pasta, Once Upon a Tart, and A Twist of the Wrist. She lives in Los Angeles and New York.

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