Russian Cottage Cheese Pancakes Recipe
Super easy to make under 30 minutes and so good.
Russian cottage cheese pancakes recipe. I grew up with the russian cottage cheese pancakes called syrniki in the original language and i can t recommend them enough guys. All time favorite russian breakfast. Topped with sour cream or yogurt and caramelized fruit these filling pancakes make a great weekend breakfast a meatless weeknight dinner or can be served as a dessert. Note uk cottage cheese is a lot wetter so try to find full fat tjusty tvarog in the polish section if your tesco has one.
These delicious russian fried cottage cheese pancakes will soon become your new favorite breakfast or dessert. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and coat with cooking spray. Syrniki are sweet fried cheese fritters or pancakes garnished with sour cream jam honey or applesauce. Reach into the bowl and sprinkle flour over the top of the pancake.
Heat a large non stick skillet over medium heat add 2 3 tbsp extra light olive oil. Using a spatula stir in the flour and baking powder mixture until combined. This is far too much flour you end up with pancakes rather than syrniki. Whisk in quark cheese flour vanilla sugar and salt.
I was a bit suspicious at the beginning about making it right but the result was incredibly tasty. Sirniki are usually served as a brunch or breakfast dish or as a dessert with sour cream or jam. Place a heaping tablespoon or flat ice cream scoop of the cheese mixture into the flour. Reduce the flour to about 1 tablespoon per 250g tvarog for a more authentic taste and texture.
This is the first time i ve made these and all three of us fell in love with the result. Farm cheese pancakes known as syrniki are loved by. Russian syrniki are pillowy soft on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. These russian fried cheese pancakes patties prounounced seer ni kee are delicious served hot out of the pan the outsides still crispy the insides creamy.
Russian cheese pancakes called syrniki have become our latest favorite breakfast snack or even dessert. Pour 1 3 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. They are very easy and the dough can be made ahead. Beat egg and white sugar together in a bowl until smooth.
In a small food processor place the cottage cheese eggs sugar and vanilla extract and blend until the cottage cheese is almost smooth.