Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1-1/2 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 whole Large Eggs, Separated
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 1/3 cups Part-skim Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 cup Blueberries, Fresh Or Frozen

Method

  • In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk buttermilk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest to blend.
  • Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until evenly moistened. Gently stir in ricotta cheese.
  • In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. With a flexible spatula, gently fold the whites into the batter just until they are incorporated.
  • Next, add the blueberries to the mix.
  • Place a large, nonstick frying pan over medium heat; when hot, coat lightly with cooking spray and adjust heat to maintain temperature.
  • Drop batter onto the pan and cook until pancakes are browned on the bottom and edges begin to look dry, about 2 minutes. Turn cakes with a wide spatula and brown the other side, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes longer. Coat pan with more cooking spray as necessary to cook remaining pancakes.
  • Serve piping hot with maple syrup or more blueberries.