Lemon and Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Curd
hese pancakes are moist and tender, and we particularly love them with homemade lemon curd. If you've never made lemon curd, this recipe is super easy to make. The batter takes abut 15 minutes to prepare, as does the curd. That's what I call fast food breakfast! You can leave out the lemon and berries, and serve these plain with maple syrup. If you've never tried ricotta pancakes, I'm confident you'll make them more than once. We do!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 9 minutesminutes
Total Time 34 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net
Ingredients
For the pancakes:
3/4cupall-purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4tspnutmegoptional
2tablespoonssugar
1cupricotta cheese
2eggs
2/3cupbuttermilk
1lemonzested and juiced (see my note in directions)
Butterfor griddle
Lemon Curd (or one (11-ounce jar prepared lemon curd
1cupfreshor frozen, unthawed blueberries or raspberries
Lemon Curd (or one (11-ounce jar prepared lemon curd)
3/4cupfresh lemon juice
1Tbsgrated lemon zest
3/4cupsugar
3eggs
1/2cupunsalted buttercubed
Instructions
Preheat a nonstick griddle.
Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and sugar in a small bowl.
Whisk together the cheese, eggs, buttermilk, lemon juice and zest in a large bowl.
Whisk the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
Brush the hot griddle with butter.
For each pancake, pour approximately 1/4 cup measure of the batter on the griddle, and add berries to each pancake. Flip, when bubbles start to show and cook until light golden brown.
Repeat until no batter remains. Garnish with powdered sugar, if desired.
For the lemon curd (Can make a few days ahead and store in refrigerator):
In a 2 quart saucepan, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, eggs, and butter.
Cook over medium-low heat until thick enough to hold marks from whisk, and first bubble appears on surface, about 6 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Notes
The curd can be stored in the refrigerator, in a tight-fitting jar, for up to one week.For those of you who don't make my lemon curd recipe: Empty the contents of the lemon curd into a small saucepan and warm over low heat. Alternatively, remove the lid and place in a microwave oven on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stopping after 1 minute to stir the curd. Drizzle a few tablespoons of the curd over the pancakes. NOTE: I add a thin layer of lemon curd between my pancakes.