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black hand holding blue plate with two lemon ricotta pancakes garnished with lemons and powdered sugar
Krystal Dunham

Lemon Ricotta Breakfast Pancakes

adapted by Kylee Cooks
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 pancakes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp. baking powder
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
Wet ingredients
  • ¾ cup evaporated milk* *mix 3/4 cup of evaporated milk with 1/4 cup of water to reconstitute or use 1 cup of your choice of milk
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon zest
  • butter

Equipment

  • Cast-Iron Skillet

Method
 

  1. Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl until combined.
    1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp. baking powder, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp kosher salt
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together evaporated milk, water and ricotta until well combined. Add in eggs, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest.
    3/4 cup evaporated milk*, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup ricotta cheese, 2 eggs, beaten, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 lemon, juiced, 2 Tbsp. lemon zest
  3. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, gently fold wet ingredients INTO the dry ingredients. Making sure the batter gets wet. DO NOT OVERMIX YOUR BATTER! Small lumps in the batter are fine.
  4. Turn on burner to med-high.
  5. Melt about a teaspoon of butter on your cast-iron.
    butter
  6. Using a ladle or small measuring cup, pour batter on hot cast-iron. Pancake will be ready to flip when you see a lot of tiny bubbles on to the surface (about 3 mintues). Flip and cook other side for about 2 mintues.
  7. Garnish with powdered sugar, lemon juice, maple syrup or fresh fruit.
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