Pancakes for Us

I am on a bit of a food quest as of late. I am bored. Bored, bored, bored. I think you get the point. So I have decided that we will start branching out to other cultures. As some of you know I LOVE Nigella Lawson. Not only is she incredibly talented, she is incredibly real. A quality that I am highly in favor of. So when she said that she could make pancakes that tasted like cheesecake, I decided those must be worth trying. And they were!

First you get all of your stuff together.
You make the strawberries and set them aside, I forgot to take pictures of that part!

So then you make the main part of the batter, and yes that is cottage cheese you see in the batter.
Then you get out your three egg whites
And whip the hell out of them, but not to the point of meringue, more like a light foam.
Then you fold the egg whites into the batter.
Then on to the griddle they go. I used a 1/4 cup measure. The Mickey Mouse ears are optional.
Then you smoother them in the strawberry sauce (recipe below!)
End result is happy kids, who ate cottage cheese and eggs with no added oil and no butter or syrup. Every little bit helps!

Cheesecakelets Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Serving suggestion: 2 cups strawberries, chopped into quarters 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sugar 3 eggs, yolks and whites separated 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon best-quality vanilla extract 1 cup cottage cheese 1/3 cup all-purpose flour Put the strawberries into a bowl and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and sugar. Stir before covering with plastic wrap and leaving to steep while you make the cheesecakelets. Mix the egg yolks with the sugar, beating well. Add the vanilla, cottage cheese, and flour. Then, in another bowl, whisk the whites until frothy with a hand whisk and fold into the cottage cheese mixture. Heat a smooth griddle or nonstick skillet and dollop the batter onto it make cakelets of about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Each cheesecakelet will take a minute or so to firm up underneath, then you should flip it and cook the other side, and remove to a warmed plate when ready. Turn the strawberries in the ruby syrup they've made and squish some pieces with a fork at the same time. Serve with the hot cheesecakelets.