Thick, tender, with a slight acidity, very tasty and incredibly useful kefir - a drink familiar to us from childhood. Our mothers and grandmothers made homemade kefir on their own, but today there is no need for this, since the store shelves are simply replete with this drink that miraculously affects our bodies.
The birthplace of yogurt can rightfully be considered the Caucasus. It was there that more than a hundred years ago the first sour-milk bacteria were discovered for the first time, thanks to which kefir was born. It is impossible not to note how useful this drink is for our gastrointestinal tract. Like a life-giving balm, it envelops the stomach and helps the intestinal microflora, populating it with such useful living bacteria that create a favorable environment. A bottle of kefir, drunk daily, will help solve many very delicate problems.
But it is worth remembering that kefir should only be consumed fresh, especially for those who suffer from constipation, otherwise the situation can only be aggravated.
Kefir can also be prepared at home, because in a supermarket it is rarely possible to find a completely fresh product. For this, special bacteria and fungi are needed, and, of course, milk. It is also necessary to insist it on a strictly defined time and in no case should it be changed. From home-made kefir wonderful kefir pancakes are produced, lush, soft, and most importantly useful.
The pastries made on the basis of this fermented milk product are also incomparable. For example, kefir pancakes, lush, roasted, fragrant, are unlikely to let you resist and not even eat a couple, even if your diet does not allow it. The waist will not suffer from a pair of pancakes, the main thing is not to overdo it. In addition, this dish can easily become dietary if you “nullify” the ingredients a little. Just exclude the yolk, instead of wheat flour, take oatmeal, fat-free kefir, a little low-fat cottage cheese and replace sugar with honey. And wonderful pancakes on kefir, lush and rosy, ready.
It’s best to eat pancakes for breakfast, because the body can easily digest them in a day and prevent excess fat from doing its destructive work.
Those who do not follow diets, while managing to have a stunning figure, you can eat grandmother's fat and rich pancakes, not afraid to get better. They are also prepared quite simply. Take kefir, preferably a little thickened, a couple of eggs, a little sugar, salt, flour and a baking powder for the dough. Stir and let the dough stand for a while, then you can fry. The fritters cooked according to this recipe always turn out to be very lush, delicate and tasty, so one cannot be limited to one. In pancakes, you can add an apple, banana, carrot, raisins, zucchini or any other vegetables and fruits. From this they become not only tasty, but also very useful, losing in calories.
Having cooked pancakes on kefir, lush, ruddy and mouth-watering, you will surely find many fans of your culinary talent in the person of your family and, possibly, relatives, friends or even neighbors who accidentally went into the aroma.
Kefir is suitable for preparing another, not less tasty and fragrant baking. Cakes, pastries, manna, pies that can be baked in the oven and significantly reduce their calorie content, cookies and other desserts. It can also be used instead of milk, adding to a dry breakfast. In addition, yogurt (more precisely, a sour-milk drink) is obtained from kefir, which is excellent, cooked at home, without unnecessary additives and preservatives . To do this, mix kefir with your favorite jam or juice and fruit. Such a drink will be appreciated not only by adults, but also by children who simply need fermented milk products . Thus, you will receive a product with the indispensable benefits of kefir and your favorite taste of yogurt.