Gavin Kaysen's Cottage Cakes

Gavin Kaysen's Cottage Cakes
I first tasted these on a trip with my wife to Vermont and have been making them for my kids ever since. I loved the idea of replacing some of the buttermilk with cottage cheese, which gives them a little extra protein. Rather than wait for bubbles to appear as a sign to flip my pancakes, I prefer to check for a deep hue to tell me when the time is right.
TYPE | BREAKFAST & BRUNCH |
SERVES | 6 |
DIFFICULTY | EASY |
PREP TIME | 5 MIN |
COOK TIME | 35 MIN |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- oil or butter, to coat the pan
- butter and jam or maple syrup, for serving
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Mix well with a fork to scramble the egg. Add the cottage cheese to the liquids and stir to combine.
- Pour half of the flour mixture into the buttermilk and cottage cheese mixture. Mix gently with a silicone spatula.
- Add the remaining flour mixture and stir until there are no dry lumps of flour. Do not overmix. Let the mixture rest for a few minutes to hydrate.
- Warm a D3 Stainless Nonstick Fry Pan over medium heat. Coat the pan with butter or oil and continue to heat. Add ¼ cup of batter for each cake, spacing them apart so they do not touch.
- Cook until the bottoms are dark golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until the center of the cake feels firm, about 3 minutes longer. Remove the cakes from the pan.
- Repeat this process until all of the batter has been used.
- Serve with butter and jam or maple syrup.
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Gavin Kaysen
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