When I (Kate) was growing up, Lynne Hansen and another woman from church visited my mom and grandma once a month for what was called Visiting Teaching. I used to hide behind the couch to listen, in the hopes that they would forget I was there and speak more frankly. It worked! I learned a lot behind that couch. Lynne ran the upscale restaurant on our local college campus and taught me through her stories how to be a manger. She shared kitchen adventures and described how much she had loved working for Jeffrey and Patricia Holland when they were President and First Lady of the university.
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Lynne was (still is) an amazing cook, and she gave us this recipe. We love these pancakes for their blintz-like texture and yogurt-y flavor. We enjoy them year round, but particularly like them with fresh strawberries during strawberry season. They have more protein than regular pancakes and keep our stomachs satisfied on big days (a good start for an AP test!). We eat them because we love them, but we also love to remember the source of the recipe--a formative example of strong, engaged womanhood.
This one is perfectly ready to flip.
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Makes 14 to 16 pancakes, serving four or five with modest appetites
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
4 eggs plus 1 egg white
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup plus 1 Tbs flour
In the order listed, put all ingredients into the blender and process until smooth (a minute or so). Then pour directly from the blender onto a hot griddle (on medium-high) to make silver-dollar-sized pancakes. If the griddle isn’t hot enough to make a splash of water sizzle, the pancakes will really stick to the pan. Flip them over when the edges start to look firm and there are multiple bubbles on the wet top of the pancakes. These never become cakey in the middle like most pancakes do; they are dense and moist. We like to stop cooking when they’re just barely golden and eat them with fresh berries or jam and maple syrup.
Lucia made these for my birthday breakfast this winter. Her plating is always enticing.