When I was growing up in California I always looked forward to breakfast on Sundays. That's because every Sunday my mom would make us sourdough pancakes. I would scoot my chair up to the table and await my pile of pancakes. Between each one I would place a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup that we got shipped to us from a family in Vermont. My mom would heat the maple syrup so that the instant it touched those pats of butter it would start to melt them. Oh, it was a little piece of Heaven on my plate every Sunday. I know this is why I love pancakes so much. This morning I had an idea to use some homemade ricotta for some orange ricotta pancakes dotted with chocolate chips for breakfast. I was inspired by a recipe I found for Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes from The Kitchen. I love ricotta pancakes for a couple of reasons. One being that the ricotta makes a super soft and moist pancake. The second reason is that ricotta is high in protein, which bumps the healthy ratio of the pancakes. What I loved about this recipe is that the chocolate chips added just enough sweetness that none of the kids wanted any maple syrup. The pancakes were soft and pillowy with just the right amount of orange, so that you knew it was there but it didn't scream "ORANGE!!!" at you. Plus chocolate and orange have had a little thing going on for ages now, so I had a hunch these pancakes would go over well with the kiddos, and they did. These pancakes have been kid tested and mom approved. —Dabblings
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