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Cottage Cheese Pancakes Recipe

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Yield 10 pancakes (3–4 servings)
Category Breakfast/Brunch
Cuisine Amercican

Description

Healthy, fluffy protein-packed pancakes made with whole-wheat flour. Finally pancakes that are worthy of the most important meal of the day!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons (147g) whole milk
  • ½ cup (115g) whole milk cottage cheese
  • 1 large egg (~50g)
  • 2 tablespoons (24g) olive oil + more for cooking
  • 1 tablespoons (20g) pure maple syrup or sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla, optional
  • 1 cup (122g) white whole-wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoons (5g) baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon (2g) baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon (2g) kosher salt
  • optional toppings: butter, lemon zest, berries, pure maple syrup

Instructions

  • In a blender, combine milk, cottage cheese, egg, oil, maple syrup, 2 teaspoons lemon zest, 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice, and vanilla; blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
    batter in a blender bottle
  • Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; blend just to combine.
    batter in a blender bottle
  • Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200ºF (93ºC). Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet; place in oven.
  • Heat ½ teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Brush oil around pan with pastry brush. Carefully wipe out oil using a paper towel but leave a thin film on bottom of pan.
  • Spoon batter by 3 tablespoons or scant ¼-cup (or #24 scoop) into pan in 2 places. Barely spread each portion into 3 to 3½-inch round. Cook until edges are set, first side is golden brown, and bubbles on surface are beginning to break an not fill in, about 2 minutes.
    pancake batter in nonstick skillet
  • Using a thin, wide spatula, flip pancakes and continue to cook until second side is golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Repeat cooking process with remaining batter (adding an additional splash of oil about halfway through batches).
    pancake batter in nonstick skillet
  • Serve pancakes immediately or transfer to wire rack in oven to keep warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 3 pancakesCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 15gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 390mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8g
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