good morning! i hope your candy hangover finds you well. 

now, most of the time for breakfast i am a standard eggs and bacon girl. sure, it could be some
combo of sandwich, or scramble, or poached eggs with candied bacon. you get it. but every once in a while, i get a real serious craving for pancakes. it always hits me out of nowhere. and they can't be any pancakes. i'm looking for a fluffy, flavorful cake. bonus points for some sort of delicious creamy cheese or fruit preserves. hell, even throw some berries in there. 

and the other day i got a MAJOR pancake craving. it was perfectly timed with a morning wes had off and my brother just happened to stop by. 

next thing i knew, this craving crushing beauty was born. 

blood orange + ricotta pancakes
serves: 4
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 20 minutes
total time: 25 minutes

ingredients: 1 cup ricotta cheese. 1 cup all purpose flour. .5 tsp baking powder. 1.5 tbs sugar. .25 tsp fine salt. .75 c whole milk. 2 eggs, separated. zest of 1 blood orange. juice of .5 blood orange. .5 blood orange roughly chopped. extra sliced blood orange for serving. .5 vanilla extract. 2 tablespoons butter for cooking. maple syrup for serving. 

start by whipping your egg white in with a hand beater or in a stand mixer till they have stiff peaks. 

in a large bowl combine the milk, egg yolks, vanilla and ricotta. whisk together till smooth. add in your blood orange zest, juice and segments and mix to combine. 

mix your dry ingredients into the ricotta and milk mixture. 

add a large spoon full of your eggs and mix till combined.

add in the remaining eggs. fold them into the batter till completely combined. 

heat your pan to a medium high heat or heat your electric skillet to 350 f. 

when hot, add in your butter and lightly push it around to cover your cooking surface. 

use a 1/3 measuring cup to pour equal serving of batter onto the skillet or pan. 

cook until bubbles form and start to pop. 

when many of the bubbles have popped, flip your cake. about 3 to 5 minutes. flip and continue to cook till cooked through. and additional 3-5 minutes. 

stack, top with blood orange slices, drizzle with syrup and serve. 

xo, a

blood orange + ricotta pancakes
serves: 4
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 20 minutes
total time: 25 minutes
ingredients: 1 cup ricotta cheese. 1 cup all purpose flour. .5 tsp baking powder. 1.5 tbs sugar. .25 tsp fine salt. .75 c whole milk. 2 eggs, separated. zest of 1 blood orange. juice of .5 blood orange. .5 blood orange roughly chopped. extra sliced blood orange for serving. .5 vanilla extract. 2 tablespoons butter for cooking. maple syrup for serving.
start by whipping your egg white in with a hand beater or in a stand mixer till they have stiff peaks.
in a large bowl combine the milk, egg yolks, vanilla and ricotta. whisk together till smooth.
add in your blood orange zest, juice and segments and mix to combine. in a smaller bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
mix your dry ingredients into the ricotta and milk mixture.
add a large spoon full of your eggs and mix till combined.
add in the remaining eggs. fold them into the batter till combined.
heat your pan to a medium high heat or heat your electric skillet to 350 f.
when hot, add in your butter and lightly push it around to cover your cooking surface.
use a 1/3 measuring cup to pour equal serving of batter onto the skillet or pan. cook until bubbles form and start to pop.
when many of the bubbles have popped, flip your cake. about 3 to 5 minutes. flip and continue to cook till cooked through. and additional 3-5 minutes.
stack, top with blood orange slices, drizzle with syrup and serve.