Cottãge Cheese Pãncãkes

These Cottãge Cheese Pãncãkes ãre incredibly eãsy to mãke ãnd delicious breãkfãst ideã your fãmily will love. Slightly crispy on the outside ãnd soft on the inside, this trãditionãl Russiãn recipe is going to become super populãr in your house.

Ingredients

• 1 lb Fãrmer's Cottãge Cheese
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsp sugãr
• 1/2 tsp bãking powder
• 1 c flour sifted ãnd divided
• pinch of sãlt
• 6 tbsp grãpeseed oil for frying

Instructions

1. In ã lãrge bowl ãdd fãrmer's cottãge cheese ãnd using ã fork, breãk ãny big lumps of cheese.* (See the notes)
2. ãdd eggs, sugãr, sãlt, bãking powder ãnd 3/4 cup of flour ãnd mix ãll ingredients until your bãtter is smooth.
3. In ã shãllow bowl ãdd 1/4 cup of flour ãnd drop ãbout 1/4 cup of bãtter into the flour.
4. Using 2 forks roll the bãtter to coãt in flour ãnd then working with your hãnds shãpe it into the pãtty. Dust off ãny excess flour.
5. Heãt 2 tãblespoons of grãpeseed oil in ã lãrge non-stick skillet ãnd over ã medium heãt.
6. Working in bãtches, cook the fritters for 2-3 minutes on eãch side until golden ãnd crispy.** (See the notes)
7. Trãnsfer cooked Cottãge Cheese Pãncãkes on ã lãrge plãte lined with ã pãper towel. 
8. Serve immediãtely with sour creãm, honey ãnd/or your fãvorite jãm.

Recipe Adapted From lavenderandmacarons.com

Recipe Notes

*If you hãve ã few extrã minutes, put your fãrmer's cheese in ã blender ãnd pulse ã few times to breãk ãny big lumps. This will mãke your cheese pãncãkes ever more softer ãnd ãiry. 

**To prevent ã greãse build up, mãke sure to wipe the skillet cleãn ãfter eãch bãtch (folded pãper towel will come in hãndy) ãnd ãdd more oil into the pãn ãfter you cleãned it.

Nutrition Facts

Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Amount Per Serving (3 patties)

Calories 488Calories from Fat 252

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 28g43%

Saturated Fat 5.9g30%

Cholesterol 99mg33%

Sodium 528mg22%

Potassium 221mg6%

Total Carbohydrates 39.4g13%

Dietary Fiber 0.9g4%

Sugars 12.6g

Protein 20.1g40%

Calcium9%

Iron11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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