How to make pancake dough: recipes

There are a large number of different options for making dough for pancakes. Each nation has its own secrets. For example, the French like thin pancakes, and Mexicans add beans with meat and hot spices to the dough, Americans have pancakes more like pancakes, and the Japanese make them two-layer.

In the classic version, the Russians cook them on a sponge, that is, on a yeast test for pancakes. Flour can be used both wheat and buckwheat. Therefore, Russian cuisine has more than 10 different recipes.

Basic principles

In order to start cooking pancakes, you need to choose the right recipe and purchase the necessary ingredients. It is important to remember that all products must be fresh, and their temperature must meet certain requirements. So, for example, take milk or water warm, not cold. Otherwise, the dough will not rise, and its consistency will not be uniform. Before kneading, it is best to warm the main liquid component to + 40 ... + 50 degrees - this is the most optimal temperature for yeast life.

Before frying pancakes, pay attention to the pan. It should ideally be cast iron with a flat bottom. Its advantage is that there is no need to constantly lubricate with oil - pancakes do not stick and do not burn. Another good option are pans made according to modern standards, having a non-stick coating.

The basic principle of making pancakes for all nationalities is very similar.

• Pancake dough should have a liquid consistency. It is poured into a pan, which is oiled and very hot.
• Pancakes can have both round and square shapes. Depends on the pan.
• The main goal of any cook is to cook rosy pancakes so that they do not burn.
• For an ideal recipe, you need to know the exact amount of dough you need to prepare one pancake, as well as the time to fry it on each side.
• The ability to turn a pancake in the air looks very impressive.

If everything is done correctly, then instead of a bowl with a dough for pancakes, a whole hill of ruddy products will appear. So, to make delicious pancakes, you need:

• choose the right recipe;
• properly cook the dough;
• comply with all rules and recommendations.

Cooking Tips and Tricks

• To make pancakes even tastier and more aromatic, you need to grease each with a piece of butter.
• Serve them in such a way that each portion is 2-3 pancakes, sprinkled with jam, honey or sour cream on top. It is not necessary to fold a mountain of pancakes, you can roll them with envelopes or tubes.
• The ideal consistency of the test for pancakes should resemble liquid kefir. If the dough is very liquid, then you need to add flour, but if, on the contrary, it is too thick, then milk or water.
• The less you pour the dough into the pan when frying, the thinner the pancakes are.
• To make the dough uniform and without lumps, you need to pour flour in small portions.
• The ideal pancake frying time is 30 seconds. on each side on well-heated dishes.
• You can add a little greens, chopped eggs and meat during the frying process. Then turn the pancake on the other side and fry until cooked. It turns out a very tasty dish.
• If water is added to the yeast dough instead of milk, then the pancakes will turn out more lush and nostril.
• When preparing the yeast dough, pour the liquid ingredients into the flour, and not vice versa. So the dough will become perfect.
• In order not to grease the pan with oil each time, you can add it to the dough, so the pancakes will not burn and stick.
• If there is fresh yeast, then before adding to the dough they must be diluted in warm milk or water, adding a spoonful of sugar.
• Eggs for the recipe should be taken ideally homemade, so the cook will be 100% sure of their quality and freshness.
• Sift the flour right before adding it to the dough.

Recipe number 1. On milk and mineral water

According to this test recipe, for pancakes in milk and mineral water, products such as yeast and soda are not required. Thanks to mineral water, pancakes are airy and soft. This dough is suitable for pancakes:

• ordinary;
• stuffed, for example, stuffed with chicken, cottage cheese and so on.

The following ingredients are needed:

• 3 cups of wheat flour;
• 2 cups mineral sparkling water;
• 3 cups of cow's milk;
• 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 3 chicken eggs;
• a pinch of salt;
• 4 tablespoons of granulated sugar.

Walkthrough

1. Beat eggs with sugar and salt until a thick foam.
2. Add warm milk, water, oil heated to room temperature, and mix until smooth.
3. Sift the flour. Pour into the dough and mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps. It is best to use a mixer for this.
4. Let the dough infuse for 15-20 minutes.
5. Heat a greased pan.
6. Stir the dough before frying the pancakes.
7. Pour the necessary amount of dough for pancakes with a spoon or a cooker and pour into the center of the pan. By tilting the pan in different directions, evenly distribute the dough over the entire hot surface.
8. Fry a pancake on each side for 30 seconds. Turn over with a spatula or fork. So do with the whole test.

Serve pancakes slide on a plate with various snacks and sauces:

• sour cream;
• red caviar;
• honey
• jam;
• salted red fish and so on.

Recipe number 2. On kefir

This recipe for a pancake test with holes has several advantages. Kefir pancakes are more airy than those cooked in milk. They have a larger number of holes. This dish is suitable for a snack and breakfast. It’s easy to make pancakes using this recipe.

Ingredients required for cooking:

• 1 cup flour;
• 2 cups kefir;
• 50 g of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 pinch of salt;
• a couple of tablespoons of oil;
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

Cooking kefir pancakes

1. So, pour kefir into the prepared clean container and, stirring, pour soda.
2. In another bowl, beat eggs with salt and sand. Combine the contents of both vessels.
3. Sift the flour. In small portions add all the liquid components, kneading the dough gradually.
4. Beat the dough with a mixer or mix thoroughly by hand.
5. According to the situation, you can adjust the degree of density by adding kefir or adding flour.
6. Bake pancakes in a preheated pan, oiled.

Put fried products on the dish with a slide, and put a piece of butter on top for flavor and beauty.

Recipe number 3. Diet pancakes on the water

This recipe is relevant in the following cases:

• no milk, no kefir, or any other dairy products;
• required to reduce the calorie content of the dish.

Following the recipe, you will get an excellent dough for thin pancakes. They are perfect for further stuffing with your favorite filling.

You will need:

• wheat flour - 1 cup;
• boiled water - 2 glasses;
• butter - 50 g;
• granulated sugar - 30 g;
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
• salt - a pair of pinch;
• sunflower oil - 40 ml.

How to make pancake dough on water

1. Prepare a dry deep container. In it, mix eggs, salt, sugar and beat thoroughly with a mixer.
2. Pour water into the egg mass and mix.
3. Add the sifted flour in small portions, gradually mixing so that there are no lumps left. If you use a mixer, flour should be added immediately in full.
4. The finished dough should be uniform.
5. Fry the pancakes in a pan on both sides for 40 seconds.

To serve, grease each pancake with oil and put them on a plate in a slide. You can eat pancakes with honey, sour cream or jam.

Recipe number 4. Yeast classic

This dough for thin pancakes is made with milk. It makes a lot of delicious round pancakes with an incredible aroma. Only using yeast, you can achieve this result.

The following ingredients are needed:

• 500 ml of milk;
• 3 pcs. eggs
• 400 g flour;
• 1 pack of dry yeast;
• 1 whisper of salt;
• 35 g of sugar;
• half a glass of frying oil.

Making yeast dough

1. Before making pancake dough, you need to prepare a bowl or deep container with wide edges.
2. Dissolve sugar and salt in warm milk.
3. In a separate container, mix flour and dry yeast, mix.
4. Pour milk into a second bowl with a thin stream, stirring so that a batter is obtained.
5. Allow the mass to rise in a warm place (30-45 minutes).
6. Beat eggs with a mixer or other technique and add to the enlarged dough.
7. Leave it for another half hour.
8. Heat a frying pan over a fire and grease with vegetable oil. Pour the dough into the center and spread it over the entire surface. Useful advice: to get lace pancakes, you need to collect the dough with a ladle from the bottom, without mixing the rest of the mass.
9. Fry pancakes from 2 sides. It is enough to grease the pan 1 time.

Serve with heat, decorating with your favorite additives.

Recipe number 5. Thin stuffed pancakes

To prepare a delicious and satisfying breakfast, you will need to find out the recipe for a pancake test with milk and eggs. Pancakes are thin and tender, you can wrap the filling in them, consisting of chicken and mushrooms. This option is ideal for eating at the beginning of the day.

The constituent elements of the recipe:

• 550 ml of whole milk;
• 400 g flour;
• 40 g of sugar;
• 10 g of soda;
• 1 pinch of salt;
• 60 g of oil;
• 3 eggs.

For the filling you need:

• 350 g chicken fillet;
• 350 g of mushrooms;
• 1 onion head;
• 1 carrot.

Cooking Thin Pancakes

1. Combine the eggs with sugar, salt, beat. Add warm milk, mix well.
2. Gradually pouring flour, knead the dough. Should get a homogeneous mass
3. Pour oil into the dough and mix.
4. Fry pancakes on 1 side.
5. Cook the filling. To do this, chop the boiled chicken fillet.
6. Chop or grate onions, carrots and fry until golden. To vegetables add mushrooms cut in advance (champignons, chanterelles, ceps, honey mushrooms, etc.), salt and ground pepper.
7. Add the chicken fillet to the mushroom mixture. Simmer all this for at least 15 minutes.
8. Cool the filling. Drive an egg into it and mix.
9. In each pancake, put a little filling and wrap it with an envelope or tube. Then fry.

Serve hot pancakes stuffed with sour cream.