Grapefruit Mascarpone Pancakes with Maple Crème Fraîche
Servings:
10 mini pancakes
prep time:
20 mins
cook time:
20 mins
Total time:
40 mins
Ingredients
Grapefruit Mascarpone Pancakes
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plus 1 teaspoon Vermont Creamery Mascarpone (room temperature)
⅓ cup
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⅓ cup whole milk (room temperature)
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1 egg (room temperature)
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3 tablespoons honey
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Vermont Creamery Sea Salt Cultured Butter (melted)
2 ⅓ tablespoons
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2 teaspoons fresh grapefruit juice
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2 teaspoons finely grated grapefruit zest
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¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
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Vermont Creamery Unsalted Cultured Butter (solid)
2 tablespoons
maple crème fraîche
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Vermont Creamery Crème Fraîche
½ cup
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2 tablespoons maple syrup
for serving
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1 grapefruit, sliced
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4 kumquats, sliced
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2 tablespoons crushed pistachios
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maple syrup
Directions
grapefruit mascarpone pancakes
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the mascarpone, milk, and egg at medium speed until smooth, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. Add the honey, melted butter, grapefruit juice, grapefruit zest, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom. With the mixer going at low speed, mix the dry mixture into the wet mixture until *just* combined to form the batter. Do not over mix.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the solid butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add just enough batter to create a small 3-inch pancake, fitting a few in the pan if you can (just make sure they don't touch each other). Cook until golden on both sides, adding another tablespoon of butter to the pan between every few pancakes if needed.
maple crème fraîche
- Whisk together the crème fraîche and maple syrup until smooth.
TO SERVE
- Arrange the grapefruit slices on two plates. Place 5 pancakes on each plate and drizzle them pancakes with the maple crème fraîche. Top with the kumquat slices, pistachios, maple syrup, and serve.
