Lemon Or Lime Or Orange Ricotta Pancakes Food

ORANGE RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg, cheese, milk, orange zest, orange juice, melted butter and vanilla until blended. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened., Lightly grease a griddle; heat over medium heat. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto griddle. Cook until bubbles on top begin to pop and bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook until second side is golden brown. If desired, serve with syrup and confectioners' sugar.

LEMON RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, powder and salt.
• In another medium sized bowl add the milk, eggs, ricotta, vanilla, lemon juice and zest.
• Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.
• Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray and drop about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the warm skillet. Once it forms bubbles then flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.

LEMON (OR LIME OR ORANGE) RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Stir the pancake batter and citrus zest together in a bowl.
• Ever so gently fold in the ricotta cheese, taking care not to destroy its texture.
• Prepare the griddle.
• Drop the pancake batter on the griddle according to the instructions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on almost the entire surface of the pancakes.
• Turn and very gently tap the pancakes with a metal spatula to make them uniform in thickness.
• Cook until the second side is golden, about 2 minutes, and serve A-side up.

LEMON-RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth; set over a small bowl. Add ricotta to strainer and let drain for 15 minutes; set aside.
• Gently combine berries, 1/3 cup sugar, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Let macerate, tossing occasionally, until sugar dissolves and juices are released, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk both flours, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons sugar, beating until peaks form. Whisk the egg yolks, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and zest in another medium bowl to blend. Whisk in milk. Add the yolk mixture to dry ingredients; whisk just to blend. Add half of the egg white mixture; fold just to blend. Fold in ricotta, then remaining egg white mixture.
• Heat a griddle or large heavy nonstick skillet over medium-low heat; brush with melted butter. Using scant 1/2 cup batter for each pancake and working in batches, ladle batter onto griddle and cook until bottom is golden brown, edges are dry, and bubbles form on top of pancake, about 1 1/2 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until browned and just cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer pancakes to plates. Serve with berries and their juices.

ORANGE RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, and orange zest. Whisk in flour until just combined.
• Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Working in batches (and adding more oil to skillet as needed), add batter, using a scant 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer pancakes to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Serve hot, dusted with confectioners' sugar or drizzled with maple syrup.

ORANGE RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine ricotta, juice, milk, rind and yolks; add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
• Beat egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold 1/4 whites into batter; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Spoon about 1/4 c batter onto a hot nonstick griddle. Turn pancakes when tops are bubble and edges are cooked. Serve with Strawberry-Lemon Syrup, fresh strawberries, or orange marmalade. Makes 15 pancakes.

LEMON-RICOTTA PANCAKES WITH ORANGE-MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• SYRUP:.
• Remove peel from 1 orange with vegetable peeler and reserve.
• Cut off peel and white pith from remaining oranges.
• Cut orange sections from membranes and place in small bowl.
• Squeeze all juice from membranes and add water or additional orange juice if needed to equal 1/2 cup.
• Pour juice into saucepan.
• Add reserved orange peel, sugar and cinnamon stick and simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat to med-low and simmer 10 minutes, swirling pan occasionally until mixture becomes syrupy.
• Pour through sieve over reserved orange sections.
• Stir in maple syrup and let stand while making pancakes.
• PANCAKES.
• Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• In food processor, process ricotta, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla until smooth.
• Add milk and dry ingredients and process until blended.
• Pour batter into bowl.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold egg whites into batter.
• Lightly oil griddle and heat over medium.
• Drop batter by 1/4 cup cupfuls and cook 2 minutes, or until lightly browned, per side .
• Keep warm in oven while cooking remaining batches.
• Serve with syrup.

ORANGE RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Combine the egg yolks, ricotta cheese, sugar, and orange zest in a medium bowl. Using a whisk or a mixer set on medium speed, beat for 2 minutes, or until creamy.
• 2. Sift the flour over the egg mixture. Using a large spoon or spatula, fold the flour into the egg mixture, being careful not to overmix or your pancakes will be tough.
• 3. In a bowl with the mixer set on high speed, beat the egg whites with the pinch of salt for about 1 minute, or until they hold stiff peaks. Whisk about one fourth of the egg whites into the ricotta mixture; then fold the remaining whites in gently but thoroughly.
• 4. Preheat a stove-top griddle or a skillet over medium heat, or an electric griddle to 400°F, testing to make sure it's hot enough for a drop of water to bounce on it.
• 5. Lightly butter the griddle. Using a ladle, form pancakes on the griddle, using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Cook the pancakes until a few bubbles form on the surface of each one.
• 6. Flip the pancakes with a spatula and cook until golden brown on the other side. Brush the finished pancakes with a little melted butter before serving.

LEMON, RICOTTA AND SOUR CREAM PANCAKES (LIGHT VERSION)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix ricotta, sour cream, regular tub margarine, vanilla, buttermilk, sugar, cinnamon, salt, lemon zest, and one whole egg until incorporated.
• In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, beat four egg whites to stiff peaks.
• Sift flour and baking powder into the bowl of ricotta and other wet ingredients, and stir until barely combined.
• In several batches, gently fold egg whites into the batter (do not re-stir the batter again after this, or it will deflate).
• Ladle approximately ¼ cup of batter for each pancake onto prepared griddle. Cook until bottom is golden brown and bubbles start to form. Flip and cook second side until done.
• We love these topped with lemon curd, but you could also try them with maple syrup.

LEMON-RICOTTA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk water and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Add ricotta cheese, lemon zest, vegetables oil, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth, breaking up lumps of cheese as you mix. Add melted butter, lemon juice, and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons self-rising flour. Whisk together, stirring until most of flour disappears into the batter.
• Let batter sit at room temperature about 15 minutes.
• Heat lightly greased cast iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Portion out 1/4 cup scoops of batter onto skillet (cook in batches). When bubbles begin to form on the surface and the edges of the pancakes start to look dry (2 to 3 minutes), flip and cook other side until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a warm plate.