Sweet Cheese Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 pound cottage, pot, or ricotta cheese
4 large eggs
About 3/4 cup all-purpose flour or matza meal
2 tablespoons butter, melted, or sour cream
1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil or butter for frying

Directions:

Blend cheese, eggs, flour or matza meal, butter or sour cream, sugar or honey, vanilla or cinnamon, and salt in a food processor or blender, until smooth.
Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Lightly grease with oil or butter.
Drop the batter by heaping tablespoonfuls and fry in batches until bubbles form on the tops and the bottoms are lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
Turn and fry until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. (The pancakes may be kept warm by placing in a single layer on a baking sheet in a 200-degree oven.) Serve accompanied with sour cream, yogurt, maple syrup, flavored butter, jam, cinnamon-sugar, or fresh fruit.

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