Cottage Cheese Pancakes
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Description
The Cottage Cheese Pancakes recipe features a batter made by mixing cottage cheese with eggs, vanilla extract, sugar, baking powder, and flour. This mix produces a batter that cooks into softly textured pancakes with a subtle sweetness from the sugar and vanilla. Cooking in canola oil on medium heat helps develop a golden crust while maintaining a creamy interior where the cheese remains melted. The pancakes come out tender and moist thanks to the cottage cheese, distinguishing them from typical flour-based pancakes.
The balance of ingredients in this recipe keeps the pancakes fluffy and rich without relying on excessive flour or leavening. This makes them slightly denser yet still light. Serving them warm with maple syrup or jam complements their mild sweet notes and creamy filling, ideal for a wholesome breakfast.
This recipe yields approximately 16 pancakes when using a 3-tablespoon scoop per pancake, making it suitable for about eight servings. Cooking on medium heat prevents burning the exterior while ensuring the inside cooks through and cheese melts well.
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- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
- 4 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup canola oil for frying
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in the following order - cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, sugar, baking powder and flour. Mix in each time you add an ingredient.
- Preheat a skillet with canola oil on a medium heat. Fry the cottage cheese pancakes on each side until golden brown.
- Serve with maple syrup or jam, while they are still hot and the cheese inside is melted.
Notes
- The recipe makes about 16 pancakes, roughly 2 per serving, using a 3-tablespoon scoop for each.
- Fry pancakes on medium heat with canola oil until golden brown on each side for best texture.
- Serve immediately with maple syrup or your choice of jam to enjoy the melted cheese interior.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 214 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 214kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 215mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 251mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 189IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 121mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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