Cottage Cheese Pancakes

I tried a new recipe today - cottage cheese pancakes! They are low carb and high protein.

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• optional - zest from 1/2 a lemon

Instructions:

1. Whisk eggs in a medium bowl.
2. Whisk in oil. 
3. Mix in cottage cheese.
   (Use an immersion blender or mix in a food processor if you want a smoother batter.)
4. Mix in flour (and lemon zest if using.)
5. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray/oil/butter.
6. Scoop 1/3 cup of batter per pancake.
7. Cook for 3 minutes or so until some bubbles appear on top, flip pancakes, and cook for another minute or so.

Carole's Notes:

We liked these, especially with diced strawberries on top and a bit of maple syrup. They are light enough, a bit chewy, and not too thick. (I usually like thin pancakes, but these were fine.)  Some variations mix diced fruit into the pancakes.

The recipe makes about 8 pancakes - probably enough for 2 people.

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/187567/cottage-cheese-pancakes/