Cottage Cheese Pancakes With Creme Fraiche and Strawberries
Brooke Eliason
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 5 minutesmins
This Cowgirl Creamery recipe is the perfect way to give your pancakes a facelift without too much fuss and an amazing end result.
Ingredients
1ptstrawberries, halved
1/2cupsugar
6eggs, separated
1/2cupwhole milk
1 1/2cups cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1/2cupall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1Tablespoonsugar
butter for the griddle
Crème fraîche, for accompaniment
Instructions
In a medium pan, toss the berries and sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
Ina. large bowl, beat the egg yolks until thick. Add the milk and beat for another 30 seconds. Gently fold in the cottage cheese.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and sugar and pour into the cheese mixture, stirring lightly.
With an electric mixer of whisk, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until they are stiff but not dry. Gently fold the whites into the batter, just until combined.
Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter to the surface and spread with spatula before pouring 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot griddle for each pancake, leaving space between pancakes. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes, then flip.
When done, spoon on the berries and crème fraîche, and serve immediately.