CORN PANCAKES

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Yield Makes about 30 pancakes, serving 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 ears corn
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 large eggs
3/4 cup whole milk
1/4 pound fresh mozzarella
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
about 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Steps:

Cut enough kernels from cobs to measure 2 1/2 cups. In a food processor pulse corn until coarsely chopped and slightly wet. Melt butter and cool. In a bowl whisk together butter, eggs, and milk. Coarsely grate mozzarella and in a large bowl stir together with corn, flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. Whisk in egg mixture until combined.
In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, drop 1/8-cup measures of batter into skillet to form pancakes about 2 inches in diameter (do not spread or flatten pancakes) and cook until edges begin to set and undersides are golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until undersides are golden brown and pancakes are cooked through. Add more oil to skillet as necessary between batches. Pancakes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat pancakes in middle of a 350°F. oven until hot, about 15 minutes.