Flenjes Thin Filled Pancakes Food

NALEśNIKI: POLISH PANCAKES (CRêPES) WITH SWEET FARMER'S CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• Get a large bowl. Add flour, a pinch of salt and vanilla sugar into it, combine with a fork.
• Gradually pour in milk and water, stirring vigorously with a whisk - to prevent lumps from forming. Add the eggs and mix again.
• If you have 2 tablespoons of soft butter - add it as well. You can mix with a whisk by hand, or with an electric mixer. If there are some lumps anyway, you can pour the dough through a strainer.
• Set the batter aside for 30 minutes, let it rest. (You can skip this step)
• Preheat a non-stick frying pan (or even better - a crêpe griddle) on a medium heat. Spread a drop of cooking oil with a silicon brush (paper towel works too).
• Using a ladle, pour in just enough batter to fully cover the surface of the pan. Move the pan around, let the batter spread - we're trying to make our Naleśniki as thin as possible.
• Fry until the bottom is browned (40-50 seconds) and the top of the pancake is no longer liquid. Turn over with a spatula and fry for a moment (20-30 seconds) until golden. Once done, remove from the pan and onto a plate.
• Continue until you're out of batter.
• Serve on their own or fill them with a filling of your choice (such as sweet farmer's cheese filling - instructions below).
• Move farmer's cheese into a bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla sugar.
• Smash everything together with a fork. If your cheese is very dry in texture (that's especially the case if the cheese is made out of skimmed milk), feel free to add a spoonful or two (or more!) of cream.
• Cover each crêpe with the filling. Fold intro triangles or roll.
• You can serve Naleśniki as they are, or alternatively - you can warm them up gently on a frying pan.
• Sprinkle with powdered/icing sugar or drizzle with honey. Garnish with fresh fruit and sweetened cream.

FLENJES (THIN FILLED PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Sieve the flour and salt into a basin, and make a well in the center.
• Beat the egg slightly and mix with the milk.
• Pour the egg-milk mixture into the flour gradually, and beat to make a smooth batter.
• Grease a 5-inch frying pan with a little butter.
• Heat the pan until the fat shows a faint blue haze.
• Pour in enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan.
• Allow the pancake to brown on the underside; turn over with a spatula and brown the second side slightly.
• Remove to greaseproof paper.
• Make the rest of the pancakes the same way.
• When the pancakes are cold you can spread all except one with strawberry jam and whipped cream.
• Keep enough whipped cream to decorate the top one.
• Pile the pancakes one on top of another to form a"layer cake" with the plain pancake on top.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate and decorate with halved glacé cherries and whipped cream.

EBELSKIVER (SPICED APPLE-FILLED PANCAKES)

Steps:

• To make the filling:
• In a fry pan over medium heat, cook the butter, brown sugar, apples, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon juice, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
• Drain off any liquid. Set aside.
• To make the maple whipped cream:.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together the heavy cream, maple syrup and salt until soft peaks form.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• To make the filled-pancake batter:
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, granulated sugar and salt.
• In another bowl, lightly whisk the egg yolks, then whisk in the buttermilk and sour cream.
• Whisk the egg yolk mixture into the flour mixture until well combined; the batter will be lumpy.
• Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff but not dry peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently stir the whites into the batter in two additions.
• Brush the wells of a filled-pancake pan with melted butter. Heat over medium heat until the butter bubbles.
• Pour 1 Tbs. batter into each well and cook for 2 minutes.
• Spoon 1/2 teaspoons apple filling into the center of each pancake and top with 1 Tbs. batter.
• Cook until the bottoms are golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes more. Using 2 skewers or toothpicks, flip the pancakes over and cook until golden and crispy, about 3 minutes more.
• Transfer the pancakes to a plate. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• In a small bowl, combine the confectioners sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on the pancakes.
• Serve with the maple whipped cream.

POLISH NALESNIKI (VERY THIN PANCAKE) CREPES

Steps:

• Blend topping ingredients and chill.
• Blend eggs well in a blender, then carefully add flour.
• Add milk.
• Let sit 5 minutes.
• Heat butter or spray cooking spray in frying pan.
• When pan is hot, pour in a small amount of batter (only enough to make a paper-thin pancake), turning pan to coat the bottom.
• When light brown, do not turn over but remove from pan.
• Spread with good cherry or raspberry jam, roll, top with sweetened sour cream and or dust lightly with powdered sugar.