Pancakes are a total favorite of mine, but were always a problem (even as a DS pre-op) because I have an allergy to wheat flour in large quantities. This is a recipe my mom and I came up with that works really well, especially post-op because, as you can see, there's hardly any flour in them. The cottage cheese sounds gross, but they really do taste great -- I've served them for brunches lots of times and everyone eats them without guessing there's any cottage cheese in them or that they're somehow diet. They taste like sourdough pancakes.
Ezpy's Cottage Cheese Pancakes:
Ingredients:
1 cup of cottage cheese (any kind -- I like Knudsen small curd)
4 eggs (3 if they're really jumbo)
1/4 cup of flour (this can be almond, but is best with wheat)
2 tbsps of butter melted (can be salted)
Cinnamon and salt to taste (I like LOTS of cinnamon)
Milk to thin (optional)
Scoop the cottage cheese into a blender. Add 2 eggs and blend for like 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the blender. Add flour and 2 more eggs, blend for another 30 secs or so until pretty smooth. Add cinnamon and salt to taste. If batter is too thick and thinner is preferred, or to use as crepes, blend in milk to thin.
They cook just like regular pancakes on a oiled skillet. I use real maple syrup heated very hot so as to make it very thin and use less. That way I don't add too much sugar but to get the taste. Besides, ain't nothin' like the real thing.
Hope you like them. Extras freeze pretty well and reheat in the microwave.
These were brilliant! DH made them on Sunday morning and I ate them without feeling sick, so they were especially welcome. Thank you!
*S*
Posted by: *S* | January 16, 2007 at 09:06 PM
I'm so glad you liked them S! :) And glad too that you were able to eat them without feeling ill. *That's* great news!
Posted by: ezpy | January 20, 2007 at 08:56 PM