"Guests at Ace Hotel can order April Bloomfield's pancakes in their rooms or at her restaurant, The Breslin. While the pancakes are delicious on their own, they're exquisite with the soft ricotta topping, crunchy sliced almonds, and ingeniously vibrant (and neon-bright) orange syrup...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 orange
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1 fresh orange juice
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1 sugar
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1 water
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1.5 fresh ricotta
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1.5 sugar
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3/4 finely grated lemon zest
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Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean
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1.5 all-purpose flour
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1/4 fine white cornmeal
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2 sugar
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teaspoon(s) salt
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teaspoon(s) baking powder
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teaspoon(s) baking soda
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2 buttermilk
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2 eggs
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cup(s) fresh ricotta
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Vegetable oil, for frying
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Toasted almond slices, for serving