A delicious Ukrainian Syrniki Recipe (Cheese Pancakes)
480 kcal
/serving
8 min
Serves
4
Easy
Ukrainian
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 15 oz about 2 cups (480ml) farmers cheese, homemade or purchase 2 packages.
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour + 1/2 cup for dredging
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 cup (240ml) raisins
- 2-3 Tbsp extra light olive oil for each batch
- Fresh fruit or jam (sour cream, powdered sugar; whatever you like!)
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- 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.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
480
Calories
21.7g
Protein
19% DV
60.0g
Carbs
20% DV
18.1g
Fat
23% DV
2.3g
Fiber
6% DV
36.1g
Sugars
731mg
Sodium
49% DV
204mg
Cholesterol
58% DV
| Diet Type | Balanced |
| Health Labels | Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free Kosher |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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