Meyer Lemon Pancakes & Curd
~ Mary ~
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Here’s an Easter treat to please young and old alike! You might recognize the place setting from a facebook post a few months back. The cute little nugget in the photo is our God child ‘Smidge’, we don’t see her (or her parents) often enough.
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I was a little reluctant when I saw that the pancakes used 2 tablespoons of baking powder, but rest assured, it worked out wonderfully. These were rated toward the top of the pancake list by all of us, and there have been several pancakes over the past couple years, on our visits to see Smidge. John wanted to always have the “Steak of Pancake” aka Harvest Pancakes, but we’ve finally convinced him, that there are other types that are up to the breakfast challenge.
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Meyer Lemon Curd
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In a small sauce pan combine:
Squeeze 3-4 Meyer Lemons to get 3/4 Cups Lemon Juice
or 1/2 Cup regular Lemon Juice and 1/4 Cup Orange Juice
1/4 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Tbsp Cream or Whole Milk
4 Eggs lightly beaten
Cook and whisk constantly over medium heat until thick.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Chill until you’re ready to use, then heat slightly to pour over pancakes.
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients, then set aside:
1 1/2 Cups Flour
2 Tbsp (YES, TABLESPOONS!) Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
In another bowl combine wet ingredients:
2 Cups Ricotta
1/4 Cup Sugar
4 Eggs
1 1/3 Cups Milk
1/2 Cup Meyer Lemon Juice or regular and some orange
Zest of 2 Meyer Lemons
Whisk well, then combine with dry ingredients. Do not over-mix the dry and wet ingredients, a few lumps ar okay. Heat a non-stick griddle and measure out 1/4 cup of batter, wait to flip until the bubbles ont the outer edge of the pancakes stay open. Serve with warmed Meyer Lemon Curd.
Gotta make me those!
That curd is amazing – and I can see the little one agrees!
Now those are my kind of pancakes! YUM. And your little friend is a DOLL!
I have seen other recipes using that much baking powder. They look scrumptious!
The pancakes sound delicious!! But, the show-stealer is Smidge! She has Elmo sitting right at the table, and her little tea pot. What a tiny treasure!
She sure is!
Oh my, how sweet!!! I love her little hand reaching out for the pancakes… so adorable! I don’t blame her, they look incredible!
A delicious change up for the pancake breakfast, thanks!
I have made lemon curd many times but never meyer lemon curd. Ricotta makes a fabulous pancake and I will have to give your recipe a try sometime.
Shawn still talks about those pancakes! So glad you tried them out on us, we’re so lucky! Tatum doesn’t even realize the celebrity that she is!
Adorable pics!
Yep, I use 2 tablespoons of baking powder in my pancakes too – and let the batter sit up to 30 minutes to let the baking powder do its magic – I am rewarded with the fluffiest pancakes!
Happy Easter to you!!!!
These look amazing. That is a lot of baking powder but there is a lot of acid in these with the lemon juice so I can see why. I want a big stack!