Recipe- cottage cheese pancakes

mainegal
on 4/13/10 10:36 pm - Thomaston, ME

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Today's recipe sounds good, high protein, low fat, rny friendly. You could use egg beaters or egg whites to reduce the fat content. I'm going to have to try these.

Cottage Cheese Pancakes
1 Serving
These are high-protein pancakes and quite a treat!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Start to finish: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 tsp canola oil
3 tbsp whole wheat flour

Instructions:
1. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a whis****il creamy.

2. Push the cottage cheese through a wire strainer into the egg in the bowl. Mix well.

3. Add the oil and flour. Mix well.

4. Lightly oil a skillet and place over low heat. When the skillet is hot, spoon the batter into the skillet making four pancakes. Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon. Cook 2-3 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.

5. Serve with applesauce, apple butter, or your favorite whole fruit jam.

Nutritional Information:

Per serving:
272 calories
11 g total fat (3 g sat)
217 mg cholesterol
20 g carbohydrate
23 g protein
3 g fiber
523 mg sodium