Incredible Creations ｜ Lemon Mascarpone Pancakes

Lemon Mascarpone Pancakes

The ultimate pancake recipe. A few fancy tricks, some love, and quality ingredients to make the best pancakes ever.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Equipment

• Bowl(s)
• Mixer (optional, but very helpful)
• Measuring Tools (Cup/Teaspoon/Tablespoon/Scale)
• Zester (or fine grater)
• Frying Pan
• Stovetop or IH Burner

Ingredients

  

Dry Ingredients

• 200 g All Purpose Flour
• ¼ Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1/8  Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 23 g Sugar* (2 Tablespoons)

Wet Ingredients

• 100 g Mascarpone or Ricotta, very drained (½ Cup)
• ½ Cup Whole Milk
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 2 Eggs
• 45 g Butter (3 Tablespoons)**
• Banana, mashed (Optional)***
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest

Extra Filling

• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 150 g Blueberries (1/3lb)

Instructions

 

• Get your butter to room temperature, so it will blend smoothly.
• Combine all the dry ingredients in one bowl and whisk together lightly to make sure everything is mixed.
• Mash the banana, if you're using it, and put aside.
• In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients. If you have a mixer, like a Kitchenaid, you should put the wet ingredients there.
• Add the banana to the wet ingredients.
• Blend all the wet ingredients together. If you're using a Kitchenaid, use the cookie paddle attachment on speed 4. It should take only a minute. Avoid over-mixing.
• Slowly start adding the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Add about a third, mix, then add more. Continue until everything has been mixed together.
• The pancake batter should be smooth, with some lumps of butter and banana. The lumps should not be of dried flour. If there are flour lumps, continue mixing.
• Once the batter is all together, add the blueberries. This will insure they get banged up.
• On a stovetop, or electric burner, heat a frying pan on medium. Add a pat of butter to the pan.
• Spoon the pancake batter into the pan. We usually try to fit 3.
• When bubbles start to appear and break on the top of the pancakes, flip them over.
• Cook for another 2 minutes, remove, and eat.

Notes

*You can replace the sugar with a tablespoon of honey.

 

**You’ll need extra butter for the frying pan.

 

***The banana adds a bit of substance and weight to the pancakes, without adding much banana flavor. It’s mainly there to add some thickness. 

Creating The Perfect Pancake

Lemon Mascarpone Pancakes are the ultimate pancake recipe. I’ve made a lot of pancakes and I have tried a lot of pancake recipes, so one thing that I can tell for certain, not all recipes are created equal. I love my YOGURT PANCAKES and I think they are among the best I’ve had in the world over. But these heavenly treats blow them away. And why not? We’ve spent years perfecting our pancakes and tweaking this recipe, so perfection has comes at last.

Much like are other pancake recipes, the batter comes together quickly. It should be firm when it’s all mixed and should glob off the spoon or whisk.

*If it seems thin, add some extra flour to thicken it up. We get varying results of thickness depending on the season, inside temperature, humidity, etc. so adjust accordingly.

While pancakes are also simple to cook, in theory, there are some common mistakes you should watch out for.

• Avoid blasting them with high heat. If you do that, the middle of the pancakes won’t cook through. Use a medium heat and a little patience.
  
• Don’t walk away while cooking pancakes, something I’m guilt of doing, cause pancakes can become overcooked in a flash. Plant yourself at the frying pan and keep an eye on the pancakes to ensure this won’t happen to you.
  
• Resist the urge to flip pancakes more than once, which is the ultimate rookie mistake. Wait for bubbles to appear and start bursting before flipping over for the one and only time.

Pulling Out All The Stops

There is nothing better on a Sunday morning than homemade pancakes… with freshly brewed coffee, a helping of crispy bacon on the side, topped with fresh fruit, and a dollop of whipped cream.

These pancakes really deserve all the bells and whistles you can throw at them, so get fancy. You’ll love these pancakes even more if you dust them with some vanilla sugar.

You could also opt for homemade whipped cream. Topping these amazing pancakes with your own whipped cream are sure to impress. Fresh whipped cream is highly advisable if you’re serving any in-season berries on the side.

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This is a Sunday morning favorite. When I’m making pancakes I throw this album on and somehow everything seems right with the world, even it’s just for a short time.