Fancy Schmancy Pancakes

Well, we found a great use for those apples we picked a few weeks ago.  Maddie and Dave were watching Tyler’s Ultimate on the Food Network and decided to try out a recipe they thought sounded good for Ricotta Pancakes with Roasted Golden Delicious Apples and Prosciutto. 

As they watched, they wrote the directions and ingredients down, and tried it out a few Saturday mornings ago. 

First, cut your apples.  We didn’t have golden delicious apples, but our Jonagolds worked just fine.

Mix  the apples with melted butter and maple syrup.  The prosciutto did not make the final cut.  Maddie thought it sounded yucky.  Get the apples roasting in the oven before you begin flipping your pancakes, they need to be in there about 30-45 minutes.

Now make your pancake batter.  Among other things, this involved smushing the dry ingredients through a strainer.  We’re not really sure why, though I’m sure if I weren’t too lazy to google Tyler’s Ultimate, I’d find out why.

It takes a lot of concentration.  Sticking your tongue out helps.

Time to pour the batter and flip!

Before:

After:

Perfection!

Pull those roasted apples out of the oven, pour them over the pancakes, add a little whipped cream, and…

 

…devour!

Ricotta Pancakes with Roasted Jonagold Apples (and Not Prosciutto)

Apple Topping

1/2 stick of butter, melted

1/4 c. maple syrup

4 apples, sliced

Batter

2 c. Ricotta

4 eggs, separated

1 c. buttermilk

1 c. flour

3 T. sugar

1 t. baking powder

~Slice apples, mix with melted butter and maple syrup, roast in 400 degree oven for 30-45 minutes.

~Combine the ricotta, egg yolks, and buttermilk.

~Sift together the dry ingredients then combine into the ricotta mixture.  Whip the egg whites then add into the other mix.  Dave says that Tyler says this will help the pancakes be fluffier than adding the entire egg at one time.  Whatever.  I would have added the whole egg back at step 2.

~Cook your pancakes on a warmed up griddle.  We found they burned pretty quickly, so watch them!

~Pour roasted apple mixture over the pancakes and enjoy!

 

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