Ukrainian Syrniki Recipe Cheese Pancakes Food

UKRAINIAN SYRNIKI RECIPE (CHEESE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together cheese, eggs, 3/4 cup flour, sugar and salt.
• Place baking soda in a small bowl and add vinegar; give it a stir as it fizzes. Add this mixture to the cheese mix.
• With a hand-held electric mixer, mix until uniform consistency. Stir in the raisins with a spoon. It will still have some little cheese clumps.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add 2-3 Tbsp extra light olive oil.
• Add 1/2 cup flour to a small bowl. Place a heaping tablespoon of flat ice cream scoop of the cheese mixture into the flour. Reach into the bowl and sprinkle flour over the top of the pancake. With Well-floured hands, remove excess flour by gently transferring the pancake from one hand to another.
• Once the skillet and oil are hot, place patties directly into the skillet as you mold them. Saute until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes each side, flipping once during cooking.
• Transfer to a plate and serve with your favorite toppings like sour cream, fruit and powdered sugar.

SYRNIKI (Сырники / FARMER'S CHEESE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the egg yolks into the farmer's cheese, then stir in the sugar. Mix together 1⁄2 cup of the flour, the baking powder, and the salt and add to the cheese mixture. If the mixture seems dry, add a little heavy cream.
• Place the butter and oil over medium-low heat in a large nonstick skillet and melt the butter.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1⁄4 cup flour onto a plate and dust your hands with some flour, too. With your hands or a spoon, scoop out about 2 tablespoons of the batter and set the mound on the floured plate. Use your hands to gently shape it into a round patty about 2 inches in diameter and coat it lightly on all sides with flour. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Carefully transfer the patties to the pan and cook them slowly until the undersides are browned, about 3 minutes. Turn with a spatula and cook until the other sides are browned, 3 to 4 minutes more. Serve immediately, with sour cream.

RUSSIAN CHEESE PANCAKES (SYRNIKI)

Steps:

• Beat egg and white sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Whisk in quark cheese, flour, vanilla sugar, and salt. Mix well until dough is thick and sticky.
• Divide dough into 5 to 6 portions. Form into balls and coat with some flour. Flatten slightly to form into discs (syrniki).
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-low heat. Add the syrniki; fry until browned, 5 minutes per side.

SYRNIKI: UKRAINIAN CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, place 1 pound farmer's cheese and crumble it with a fork. Add 2 eggs and mix well.
• Add ½ cup flour (reserving ⅓ cup flour for the next step), ¼ cup sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt and mix well until smooth with no lumps and thick. Mix in ½ cup raisins if using.
• In a shallow dish, spread ⅓ cup flour. Using a ¼-cup ice cream scoop, scoop out the syrniki mixture and drop it directly into flour. Gently flatten into a small patty and dredge in flour. Shake off excess and continue with the remaining batter.
• In a large skillet on medium-low heat, heat 3-4 tablespoons vegetable oil and place the syrniki in a skillet one by one. Cook the syrniki in batches until golden brown on both sides. Add more oil if needed to prevent from sticking. Once cooked, transfer the syrniki to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
• Serve warm or cold with sour cream and jam or fresh fruit and berries.

COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES SYRNIKI

Steps:

• The old cottage cheese wasn't as liquid as the new cottage cheese so try and get mostly curds for this recipe.( i used dry curd for this one )
• Beat the flour, eggs, sugar, salt, and cottage cheese until smooth.
• Pat little rounds onto bench flour.
• Fry in hot oil.
• Serve with strawberry jam.