Cream Cheese Pancakes

Difficulty:
1/5

Ease of Preparation: Easy
Time of Preparation: 6 servings
Yield: 6 servings

Give mom a posh breakfast in bed with these light and fluffy pancakes! Rich cream cheese gives these flapjacks some tang, sweet honey is mixed with butter to pour over and all the traditional bagel toppings are here, too!
 


 

Ingredients:

Pancakes:
  • 1 ½ cups (350 ml) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon (.75 ml) salt
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) onion powder
  • 4 ounces (113 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup (300 ml) milk
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • Olive oil or pan spray, for cooking
To Serve:
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) butter, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey
  • Sliced smoked salmon
  • Red onions, sliced thin and quick pickled in red wine vinegar
  • Capers
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Fresh dill

 


 

Method:

For the Pancakes:

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and onion powder and whisk until sifted together.

In a separate bowl, cream together the eggs and cream cheese until well combined.

Whisk in the milk and olive oil.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined, a little lumpy is ok.

Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and grease lightly with olive oil or pan spray.

Ladle out small rounds of the batter, about 3 inches (7.5 cm) in diameter, and allow to cook undisturbed, until bubbles form evenly across the top of the cake and the edges have begun to set. Adjust heat as needed to prevent burning.

Flip the pancakes and finish cooking, then remove from the pan and keep warm.

Continue cooking in batches until all the batter has been used.

 

To Serve:

Combine the butter and honey, whisk until completely uniform.

Top the pancakes neatly with honey butter, sliced smoked salmon, pickled red onions, capers, pepper, and dill.

Serve immediately.