Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 3 medium farm fresh organic eggs
  • zest of one small lemon
  • 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup good quality ricotta cheese
  • 1 teaspoon organic vanilla
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/8 cup of double zero flour
  • 1/8 cup of sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seed
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp raspberry jam
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Instruction

  • In a bowl sift flours, salt, sugar, baking powder.
  • Zest one lemon into bowl with dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Take the eggs and separate the yolk from the whites.
  • Place the yolks into a bowl and mix in milk, vanilla, lemon juice, ricotta cheese, and poppy seeds.
  • Slowly pour wet ingredients into the dry and blend till nice and smooth.
  • Take the egg whites and blend till stiff peaks form.
  • I usually hold the bowl over my head it it is not all over me then it is good.
  • Now fold the egg white into the batter carefully, until well incorporated , but do not over mix.
  • Heat up a skillet with some butter or oil and place nice spoon fulls of batter forming about a 3 inch or 6 cm circle.
  • When batter starts to form air pockets flip over and cook till nice and golden brown, and crispy on the edges.