From ancient times, the tradition has been preserved to gather on memorial days to pay homage to the dead in general prayer. Today, modern commemoration is not complete without tasting pancakes in honor of the memory of the deceased and the repose of his soul. In modern times, every housewife chooses what to put on the table that day. But be sure to attend funeral pancakes, kutia and jelly. The first pancake is placed on the window for the deceased. This food symbolizes the life-giving sun and rebirth. In ancient times, people believed that through round and golden pancakes they reflect the connection of a person with the afterlife.
What bake pancakes for funeral
One of the necessary dishes on this day are pancakes. They can be both lean and rich. Lenten dishes are prepared if the memorial day falls into the fast. Depending on how fast the family is fasting, recipes can vary. Today, few people think about the issue of funeral pancakes who should bake . But from ancient times it is generally accepted that the one who cooks them is worried about the saturation of the soul of the deceased. At the same time, pancakes are baked in an amount so that each guest gets two. They can be served in portions on small plates or laid out on a large plate with a slide.
Lenten pancakes in milk
Ingredients:
- 5 glasses of low-fat milk;
- 3.5 cups flour;
- 10 grams of dry yeast;
- 5 grams of salt.
Cooking
According to this recipe, funeral pancakes can be prepared from wheat, buckwheat or oatmeal. They can also be mixed in equal proportions. For this, yeast is diluted in a glass in a glass of milk and set aside for ten minutes. Then add the rest of the milk and two glasses of flour. The components are mixed, covered with a towel and put in heat so that the dough comes up, while it should double in volume. Then they add flour, put salt and make the dough, then put it again in the heat. Funeral pancakes, the recipe of which we are considering, are baked in vegetable oil. To do this, scoop up the dough with a spoon and spread it in a hot pan.
Lenten pancakes with soda
Ingredients:
- 220 grams of wheat flour;
- 220 grams of buckwheat flour;
- 500 grams of pure water;
- 5 grams of soda;
- juice from ¼ lemon;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking
Water is carefully poured into the sifted flour, while stirring constantly. Then add soda, quenched with lemon juice, and mix everything well. Pancakes are baked from the finished dough. If there is no lemon juice, it can be replaced with vinegar or citric acid. You can sprinkle the finished dish with holy water or add it during the preparation of the dough.
Buckwheat Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups buckwheat flour;
- 3 cups of milk;
- 20 grams of yeast;
- salt.
Cooking
Before you prepare funeral pancakes, the recipe of which is proposed, you must pre-set the dough (two or three hours before serving). To do this, yeast is diluted in milk and set aside for fifteen minutes, then salted, added flour, covered with gauze or a towel and sent to heat. When the dough rises well, begin to bake pancakes without stirring it. Dough taken with a spoon is laid out on a frying pan pre-oiled, and baked.
Rye pancakes
Ingredients:
- 360 grams of flour;
- 500 grams of water;
- 100 grams of cream;
- 25 grams of yeast;
- salt.
Cooking
To prepare funeral pancakes with yeast , you need to dissolve them in heated water. Then they are mixed with flour, poured with water so that it turns out in density as mustard. All this is well mixed and set aside until the next day in warm meta. In the morning, add flour, water, cream and salt to the dough, mix and put back into heat. When the dough is well suited, begin to bake pancakes in the above way.
Pancakes on mineral water
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of highly carbonated mineral water;
- 3-4 cups flour;
- salt;
- 1.5-2 tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Cooking
These funeral pancakes (a recipe with a photo of step-by-step cooking, we will consider) are prepared quite simply. To do this, pour mineral water into the container, add granulated sugar and salt, mix until they are completely dissolved. Gradually introduce the flour, whipping the mass with the mixer at low speed. The dough is brought to a homogeneous state and set aside for half an hour. Then begin to bake pancakes in vegetable oil.
What toppings can be put in pancakes
On the memorial table they put both simple pancakes, pouring them with some kind of syrup or jam, or with filling. At the same time, the filling can be different and used even in fasting. In pancakes put jam, cabbage, mushrooms or berries. Such a dish will add variety to the memorial table. There are a large number of recipes by which you can cook delicious funeral pancakes with different fillings.
Pancakes with berries
Ingredients:
- 55 grams of yeast;
- 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- 2 cups of warm water;
- 3.5 cups flour;
- salt and soda;
- vinegar or lemon juice;
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
- berries of cherries, strawberries, currants or others.
Cooking
Those who bake funeral pancakes must remember that the berries must first be sorted and washed, remove the seeds, if any. Yeast is mixed with granulated sugar, added water, set aside for a while. Then they put oil, salt and flour, soda, slaked with juice or vinegar. The dough is well kneaded and set in heat. When it increases in volume, pancakes are baked from it in vegetable oil.
Pancakes with onions and mushrooms
Ingredients:
- 320 grams of flour;
- 160 grams of water;
- 1.5 tablespoons of yeast;
- a few tablespoons of fat or vegetable oil;
- a pound of champignons;
- 200 grams of onion;
- 1 teaspoon of dry basil;
- salt and pepper.
Cooking
They make dough from flour, yeast and water and send it to heat for several hours. Then add salt, butter and flour and knead the dough, which set aside. Meanwhile, the mushrooms are washed and cleaned, soaked in water and boiled. They are cooled and finely chopped. Onions are also cut into rings and fried with mushrooms and basil, salt and pepper in oil. This filling is evenly distributed throughout the pan and poured with prepared dough, fried like regular pancakes.
Pancakes on a wake with mushroom caviar
Ingredients:
- 420 grams of champignons;
- 1-2 carrots;
- 2 tomatoes;
- salt and spices, vegetable oil.
Cooking
Memorial pancake dough is prepared by the method known to us, which is indicated above. Start to cook the filling. To do this, the mushrooms are washed and boiled in water with salt. The carrots are grated and fried for several minutes in oil. Tomatoes, mushrooms and carrots are passed through a meat grinder, add salt and spices and mix well. Ready-made pancakes are smeared with filling and wrap them in a convenient way.
Pancake Apple Fillings
Ingredients:
- 8 sour apples;
- 2.5 tablespoons of sugar;
- 4 tablespoons of pure water;
- cinnamon.
Cooking
How to prepare the dough for pancakes, we already know. Now you need to cook the apple filling. The apples are cut, taken out and peeled. They are finely chopped, sugar and water, cinnamon are added, and stewed in a pan for several minutes.
Pancakes for non-fasting days
Ingredients:
- 300 grams of buckwheat flour;
- 100 grams of wheat flour;
- 25 grams of yeast;
- 2-3 eggs;
- an incomplete glass of sour cream;
- milk, salt, fat.
Cooking
Yeast and sugar are dissolved in warmed milk, set aside for a while. Then they add flour, salt and eggs, sour cream, mix well and introduce the melted fat. Knead the dough and set aside in heat for four hours, periodically mixing it. Over time, pancakes are baked in butter or melted lard from the dough. They are served with herring, sour cream or caviar.
Wake Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 360 grams of flour;
- 1 egg
- 570 grams of water or milk;
- 25 grams of sugar, salt.
Cooking
Beat the egg with salt and sugar, add half the milk or water, flour and beat with a whisk or mixer, gradually adding the rest of the milk and flour. The dough is filtered through a sieve to remove all lumps, and with the help of a ladle, they are poured onto a heated frying pan, greased with lard so that it spreads throughout the bottom. Pancakes at the same time should turn out thin. They are served by pouring jam or filled with various fillings: mushroom, meat, vegetable and so on. Ready pancakes are sometimes poured with sour cream, butter and honey.
Stuffing for pancakes from mushrooms and buckwheat porridge
Ingredients:
- 100 grams of dried mushrooms;
- 350 grams of buckwheat;
- 3 onions;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking
Boiled buckwheat with mushrooms. Onions are chopped and passaged in oil. Mushrooms are chopped with a meat grinder, buckwheat porridge and onions are added. The filling is sent to the oven for ten minutes, so that it bakes a little. Then crushed garlic is added and mixed well. Pancakes fill the finished filling, the recipe of which can be read above.