Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached gluten free flour (for non gluten free use regular all purpose flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon butter for cooking
• 5-6 fresh strawberries, sliced
• maple syrup - to top

Directions

1. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and sugar.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, milk and oil.
3. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and whisk until just blended.
4. Melt 1 teaspoon of butter on a large skillet or griddle.
5. Working in batches, form each pancake by spooning about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the skillet.
6. Cook, flipping pancakes once, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes total.
7. Transfer to plates and serve with fresh strawberries and maple syrup drizzled on top.