Ricotta pancakes with oranges & honey
Don’t just save these for pancake day, make them for a scrumptious breakfast or quick dessert
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:10 mins
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 402
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fat 16g
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saturates 3g
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carbs 52g
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sugars 13g
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fibre 3g
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protein 16g
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salt 0.64g
Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- 200g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- 200ml semi-skimmed milk
- 220g tub ricotta
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable oil
- handful pistachios nuts, roughly chopped
Tip
No ricotta? Try thisSyrupy lemon & raisin pancakes. Make the batter as before, but instead of adding ricotta, stir in the zest 1 lemon and a handful raisins. Drizzle with golden or maple syrup to serve.
Method
Cut the skin and pith away from the oranges, then slice into rounds. Put the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle, then pour in the egg and a splash of milk. Using a wooden spoon, gradually draw the flour into the liquid until you have a lump-free batter. Mix in the rest of the milk, then beat in the ricotta.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan and add the oil. Swirl it around the pan then tip out any excess into a heatproof bowl. Spoon in 3 or 4 generous tbsps of batter, spaced well apart, to make pancakes about 10cm across. Cook on medium heat for 2 mins until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip over with a palette knife and cook for 2 more mins until golden. Set aside and keep warm; cook the rest.
Stack the pancakes, pile the orange slices on top, drizzle with honey, then scatter with nuts and serve warm.