Organic wholemeal pancakes with ricotta and warm cinnamon pears in maple syrup Serving Size Serves 4 Ingredients 1 cup whole meal flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon honey 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 organic egg 2 egg whites 175 ml skim milk 200 g skim milk ricotta 2 pears, peeled and sliced A little Pear / apple juice or water to saute 1/4 cup pure maple syrup Pinch of cinnamon Grated orange zest Instructions Combine the flour, baking powder and sugar. Add the vanilla, eggs and milk then mix through until combined. Heat a non-stick pan over a medium heat and drop in about 3 tablespoonfuls of batter per pancake. Cook for 1 ¡V 2 minutes on each side until cooked through and golden. Meanwhile combine pears, maple syrup, cinnamon and orange. Cook over a medium heat for a few minutes until warmed through, adding a little juice or water if needed. Remove pancakes from the pan and serve pancakes topped with ricotta and warmed pears. Note: for a gluten free version of these pancakes use gluten free self raising flour. By Teresa Cutter < the healthy chef © 2006		RECIPES Apple and cinnamon fruit crumble Apple blueberry muffins Banana and blueberry smoothie Banana and blueberry stuffed toast Buckwheat pancakes with banana and blueberries Chicken and Pineapple coleslaw with coconut lime dressing Chicken burgers with macadamia nut and lemon Chocolate cherry brownies Chunky Minestrone Delicious and healthy apple and oatmeal muffins Flourless Chocolate cake Healthy bacon and egg pie Healthy Lunch box salads Home made healthy Oatmeal cookies Japanese Vegetable pancakes Lemon and vanilla yoghurt cake Low carb high protein power pancakes Macrobiotic brown rice salad Nourishing Stir fried brown rice and vegetables and chunky pineapple Organic Banana and blueberry bread Organic Carrot Cake Organic Chicken meatloaf Organic chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies Organic wholemeal pancakes with ricotta and warm cinnamon pears in maple syrup Poached chicken and prawn salad with avocado, mango and sweet chilli sauce Poached chicken with wok tossed snow peas Poached white fish with lemon scented garden herbs and ratitouille Prawn filled Rice Paper Rolls with Chilli dipping sauce Ricotta gnocchi with tomato sauce Seafood and vegetable soup with lime chilli and coriander Soothing lemon grass tea Spinach and ricotta pie Strawberries and cream sponge cake Succotash Summer Berry and red wine trifle Sweet Melon and lime Martini Teresa Cutter's healthy flourless orange and cinnamon fruit cake Teresa Cutter's scrambled eggs Teresa's Red papaya and Green fruit salad The healthy sandwich Tuna Tabouli Vegetable Patties Warm salmon Kedgeree