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Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)

Name: Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 250g Cottage cheese; 1 Egg; 4 tbsp All-purpose flour; 2 tbsp Sugar; A splash Vanilla extract; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; To taste Sour cream

Dessert

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Chewy pancakes made from cottage cheese — a sweet treat essential to Russian breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Made using a fermented dairy product similar to cottage cheese called "tvorog," these pancakes are a Russian breakfast staple. Crisp outside and chewy within, they're served with sour cream, jam, or honey — for many Russians, the flavor of childhood memories.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A Russian weekend morning, waking up to the smell of mom frying syrniki — a childhood memory that stays with many, even into adulthood.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Cottage cheese 250g
Egg 1
All-purpose flour 4 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Vanilla extract A splash
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Sour cream To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Drain the cottage cheese lightly in a sieve.
Mix in the egg, sugar, and vanilla extract.
Add the flour to form a dough that holds together.
Shape into small discs and dust lightly with flour on the surface.
Heat oil in a pan and fry both sides until golden.
Serve with sour cream or jam.

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