I'm pretty sure you could use whatever citrus you prefer with this recipe and you'll end up with a crowd-pleaser. The flavor is so lovely that I eat them without syrup and I'm that friend that usually keeps pouring that stuff on until people are staring so...
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Source recipe: Taste of Home
INGREDIENTS:
1-½ cups All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons Sugar
1-½ teaspoons Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 large Egg
1 cup part-skim Ricotta Cheese
¾ cup 2% Milk
1 teaspoon grated Orange Zest
½ cup Orange Juice
¼ cup Butter, melted
½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ teaspoon Orange Extract
Toppings:
Maple syrup
Confectioners’ sugar
TOOLS:
Zester or Grater
DIRECTIONS:
In a bowl, whisk together 1-½ cups All-Purpose Flour, 3 Tbs Sugar, 1-½ tsp Baking Powder, ½ tsp Baking Soda and ¼ tsp Salt. In a separate bowl, whisk 1 Egg, 1 cup Ricotta Cheese, ¾ cups Milk, 1 tsp Orange Zest, ½ cup Orange Juice, ¼ cup melted Butter, ½ tsp Vanilla and Orange Extract until blended. Add to dry ingredients; stir until just moistened.
Lightly grease a griddle or frying pan. Heat over medium heat. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto griddle. Cook until bubbles on top begin to pop and bottoms are golden brown; approximately 3 minutes. Turn and cook until flip-side is golden brown. If desired, serve with Syrup and Confectioners' Sugar.