Description
With fresh-squeeze Meyer lemon and zest in the batter, these poppy seed pancakes have a bright flavor that make us think of the coming spring. Layer your cakes with sweet lemon and cream cheese filling for a divine brunch treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 C buttermilk
- 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. melted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ C flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
FOR THE FILLING:
- 6 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 C powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix together.
- In a separate bowl, combine all wet ingredients and allow to sit for 15 minutes
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until wet. Be careful to not over mix (you want to have some lumps). If you over mix it will make pancakes less fluffy.
- Heat large Teflon skillet over medium high heat and spray with cooking spray for the initial pancake. After that you do not need to spray pan.
- Drop pancake batter by ¼ C onto skillet until sides pull up and pancake starts to bubble. Flip and cook for 1 minute.
To make filling:
- Mix cream cheese, lemon juice and zest along with powdered sugar until well combined.
- To serve place pancakes in stack with a portion of cream cheese mix in between pancakes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast