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A serving of four silver dollar sized lemon ricotta pancakes dusted with icing sugar and dabs of butter. The pancakes are served on a white plate with an assortment of fresh berries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and peaches in neat rows.
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Light and moist lemon ricotta pancake recipe with lots of lemon flavour. I love to served with an assortment of fresh fruit and whipped cream. Or with fresh berries and fruit syrup. This pancake recipe is best served in the Spring and Summer with fresh fruit.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Canadian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 3 ½ tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¾ cup ricotta
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • zest of one lemon
  • 2 tbsp melted butter

Instructions

  • Place all dry ingredients into a large bowl. Mix. Make a well in the center and set aside.
  • In a second bowl mix the milk, eggs and ricotta. Whisk well,
    Two bowls, a large on with flour mixture that has a well in the middle. A second bowl with wet ingredients including milk, ricotta cheese and eggs. There is a lemon in the background.
  • Add the melted butter, vanilla, grate and add the lemon zest. Whisk together.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

Cooking the Pancakes

  • Preheat a griddle to 350F or a frying pan to medium high heat.
  • Add a dab of butter to your grill, let melt.
  • Add scoops of pancake batter about a heaping tablespoon at a time. ( You can make them larger 1/3 cup pancakes.)
    Mini lemon ricotta pancakes being cooked. The top of the pancakes have air holes so that you know to check if they are ready to be flipped or not.
  • Cook one side of the pancake until bubbles show. Lift up the corner of the pancake, it should be golden brown. If its dark brown, lower the temperature, if its pale, turn your temperature up.
  • Flip the pancake over and cook the other side until golden.
    Mini golden brown lemon ricotta pancakes being cooked on a grill.