Blueberry and ricotta pancakes

Ingredients

4 eggs, yolks and whites separated
310g/11oz ricotta
190ml/6½fl oz milk
255g/9oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
310g/11oz blueberries
110g/4oz sugar
85g/3oz butter
extra blueberries to garnish

Method

1. Place the egg yolks, ricotta and milk in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
2. Sieve in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix well with the ricotta mixture.
2. Whisk the egg whites to a soft peak. Add a third of the egg whites to the ricotta mixture and stir in to loosen the mixture. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
3. Add one third of the blueberries to the batter and stir in.
4. Place the remaining blueberries in a small pan with the sugar and half the butter and simmer for a couple of minutes so that some of the berries have collapsed.
5. Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan and add a ladle of the batter to the pan. Once the pancake bubbles a bit, after about 1-2 minutes, turn the pancake over and cook on the other side. Repeat until all the batter is used up.

5. Serve by placing three pancakes on top of each other and drizzle some of the blueberry compôte over the pancakes and plate.
6. Finally put a scoop of crème fraîche on the pile of pancakes. Garnish with a few fresh blueberries.

Baking powder
Ricotta
Flour
Salt
Eggs
Creme fraiche