Kefir pancakes are a popular American dessert that is very similar to Russian pancakes. The difference between Russian and foreign products is only in that the consistency of the dough of an overseas dish is more lush and thick. It is this property that makes ready-made kefir pancakes soft and tender.
So, let's find out exactly how delicious, fragrant and hearty American pancakes are made.
Lush pancakes: recipe
On kefir, the dough is kneaded most often. Such products can be baked in a pan and in such a modern kitchen device as a slow cooker. Today, we will consider only the first option, since not all housewives have acquired the aforementioned device.
To make soft and delicious pancakes on kefir, it is necessary to prepare the following components:
- Refined olive oil - 2 large spoons;
- sifted wheat flour - 1 full glass;
- large chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- fresh thick kefir (4% fat content) - 200 ml;
- table soda (extinguishing with vinegar is not necessary) - 1 dessert spoon;
- small table salt - a small pinch;
- granulated sugar - 2 large spoons (add to taste);
- refined sunflower oil - for frying products (about 4-6 large spoons);
- butter - 120-150 g (for lubrication of finished products).
Kneading process
Before you cook pancakes in a pan, you should knead a thick and lush dough. To do this, pour fatty kefir into a metal container and warm it a little (to a warm state). Next, you need to pour table soda into the
fermented milk drink and mix it well until a foam appears (a sign of extinction). After that, in the same dishes, you should alternately put the beaten chicken egg, refined olive oil,
granulated sugar and table salt. At the very end, pour a sufficient amount of wheat flour into the liquid milk mass. And after that, the dough should become more thick and viscous. For uniformity and elimination of excess lumps, the base can be left at room temperature for 30-45 minutes.
Frying products
How to cook pancakes in a pan? To do this, you need to heat the stewpan, pour a little refined sunflower oil into it and wait for a light smoke to go from it. Next, you need to scoop up a thick dough with a large spoon and put it in a hot dish. Depending on the size of the pan, you can bake 4-5 pancakes at the same time. After their upper side dries a little and the lower side is browned, the products should be turned over with a spatula and fried in exactly the same way.
When all the kefir pancakes are ready, they should be hot coated with fresh butter and put in a stack on a flat dish.
Correct serving American dessert to the table
It is advisable to present ready-made kefir-based pancakes to the table in a warm or hot state. It is also recommended to serve sweet tea, thick sour cream, honey, jam or condensed milk for such a delicious and satisfying dessert. But such a serving of the dish is more typical for the Russians, since in America pancakes are served along with
maple syrup, peanut butter or fresh berries.
Another way to make kefir pancakes
The recipe for American pancakes quite often includes a component such as cocoa powder. It must be added to the dough in the amount of 2-3 large spoons along with sugar, salt and other ingredients. It is worth noting that such a base should have the same consistency, but only a dark brown color with a pronounced cocoa flavor. Chocolate pancakes are baked in a pan similar to the above recipe. However, it is recommended to serve them with the icing or coffee drink. In America, children are especially happy with such a dessert, because they are indifferent to chocolate and other sweets.
Step-by-step recipe for American pancakes with cottage cheese and kefir
Few people know, but such a dessert has many cooking options. Indeed, in an effort to achieve a better taste and appearance, experienced chefs are increasingly adding additional ingredients to the dough for pancakes. So, pancakes based on kefir and fine-grained cottage cheese are especially popular in America. It is worth noting that such a dessert is much more magnificent and softer than using only a liquid fermented milk product.
To make it more clear how to make American pancakes on kefir and cottage cheese, we decided to bring to your attention its detailed method of preparation.
So, to create such a dessert, we need:
- fine-grained non-acidic cottage cheese - 250 g;
- standard size chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- kefir of any fat content - 250 ml;
- sifted wheat flour - 5 large spoons (add to the density of the base);
- table soda (should not be extinguished) - 1/3 of a dessert spoon;
- granulated sugar - 2.5 large spoons (add to taste);
- small iodized salt - add to taste;
- parsley, dill and onion greens - add to the dough as desired (for the sugar-free option).
Cooking basics
There is nothing complicated in kneading the dough on cottage cheese and kefir for pancakes, because such a procedure is carried out very quickly and easily. For this, a sour-milk drink should be slightly warmed up, and then it is good to extinguish table soda in it. Next to kefir, you need to lay out fine-grained cottage cheese, chicken egg, granulated sugar and iodized salt. All the ingredients must be thoroughly mixed with a fork, so that in the end you get a homogeneous and fairly liquid mass with visible grains of curd product. At the end, add wheat flour to the base and knead the dough to the consistency of thick and fat sour cream. If desired, fresh chopped greens (parsley, dill and leek) can be added to such pancakes. But in this case, putting sugar in the dough is not recommended. So you get not a dessert, but a kind of snack that can be consumed with tomato sauce or mayonnaise mixed with garlic.
Heat treatment of products
After kneading a thick dough on kefir and cottage cheese, you can immediately proceed to the direct frying of pancakes. To do this, it is necessary to strongly heat the pan with a small amount of vegetable oil, and then lay out 3-5 products, using a large spoon for this. Cooking sweet or savory (with greens) pancakes on the stove should be exactly the same as in previous recipes. Moreover, it is recommended to lubricate the stewpan only before the first pancake. In the future, ready-made pancakes should be seasoned in hot form already with butter. This will make them more juicy and tasty, and also give an appetizing gloss.
How to present sweet pancakes to the table?
Ready American dessert must be stacked on flat saucers, doused with maple or some other syrup, honey or condensed milk, and also garnished with blackberries, raspberries and blueberries. Serve such American pancakes to guests in a hot condition along with strong sweet tea, coffee or cocoa. As for salted pancakes with herbs, they must be presented to the table with tomato sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise or sour cream. Enjoy your meal!