Cottage Cheese Pancakes

• portions: 4 servings
• temps actif: 10 minutes
• temps total: 25 minutes

Ingrédients

¾ cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

1 tablespoon sugar

¾ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¾ cup low-fat (1 percent) cottage cheese

⅔ cup milk

2 large egg whites

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

5 teaspoons vegetable oil

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

Stir in wet ingredients: Stir in cottage cheese, milk, egg whites, and vanilla.

Heat skillet and add pancake batter: In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium. Working in batches, drop cottage cheese mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into pan (2 or 3 at a time).

Cook pancakes: Cook until bottoms are set and tops have small bubbles, about 1 minute.

Flip and cook other side; repeat to use remaining batter: Turn pancakes and cook until just firm in the center, 1 to 3 minutes more. Repeat, using remaining 3 teaspoons oil for the other batches.