Batter Ingredients (makes about 12 pancakes):

• 15oz of farmer’s cheese or 2 packages (twarog)
• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup of unbleached flour (+ another ⅓ cup for dusting the pancakes)
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• zest of 1 lemon or half and orange
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 4 tbsp of olive oil or butter (coconut oil could be a good substitute)

Directions: 

1. To make batter, mix together cheese, eggs, ¾ cup flour, baking soda, lemon or orange zest, vanilla extract, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
2. Mix all together until everything has combined. It will still look a little clumpy, but that’s good! Stir in the raisins until they are evenly distributed.
3. Coat bottom of a large pan with thin layer of oil on medium heat.
4. In a separate small bowl, add ⅓ cup flour. Drop about 2 tbsp of batter mix to flour. An ice cream scoop would be helpful for this, but using 2 spoons works fine. Coat the entire pancake very lightly with flour and press down gently.
5. Place the pancake onto the hot pan and heat for about 4 minutes on each side, or until golden. The center should look a little gooey and ooze a bit.
6. Place the pancake on a plate and add sour cream and fresh fruit, or whatever else you would like!