because its Fat Tuesday and I have a crush on Mark Bittman....

[vernacular_life]

these tasty piles of yum will be all over our table tonight.

Light, Fluffy and Rich Pancakes

Mark Bittman

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

Summary

The most time-consuming part of making pancakes is cooking them. But that time is so short you should consider pancakes an everyday convenience food.

• 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
• 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Dash salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• Butter or grapeseed or other neutral oil as needed

Method

• 1. Beat together the ricotta or cottage cheese, sour cream or yogurt and egg yolks. Combine baking soda, flour, salt and sugar. Beat egg whites until fairly stiff but not dry.
• 2. Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-low heat while you finish batter. Stir flour mixture into cheese mixture, blending well but not beating. Stir in lemon juice and zest, then gently fold in beaten egg whites; they should remain somewhat distinct in batter.
• 3. Add about 1 tablespoon butter or oil to griddle or skillet and coat surface. When it is hot, add batter by the heaping tablespoon, making sure to include some egg white in each spoonful. Cook until lightly browned on bottom, 3 to 5 minutes, then turn and cook second side. Serve immediately.

Comments

[janaya.livejournal.com]

mark bittman is so hawt.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to get his "How to cook everything Veggie" book for ages....esp since last night I had to bribe Ben with peas to eat his lasenga! weirdo kid.

[njlorelei.livejournal.com]

I have it. Excellent!

[spa-girl.livejournal.com]

Ditto - its great and not just a meat-free version of the How to Cook Everything book either. Worth having!!

[rebelbets.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, those sound delish. And not so bad for you, either!

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

yeah, loads better than my mom's traditional FT recipe which uses 1 stick of melted butter for barely 8 pancakes. to die for....literally!

[gatheringmoss.livejournal.com]

Yum! I also love Mr. Bittman :)