Delicious cottage cheese pancakes, as in a kindergarten - who doesn’t like this wonderful dish. If you cook them correctly, do not overcook and do not overdry, the magic cheesecakes will simply melt in your mouth. The recipes that cookbooks offer are simple enough. But still there are a number of nuances that you need to know about in order not to spoil this dish.
Why cheesecakes, not cottage cheese?
People began to eat cottage cheese for food from the most ancient times. There is historical evidence that this product was very popular in ancient Rome. The ancient Romans used the so-called abomasum to ferment milk and terminate it in cottage cheese. This is part of the gastric mucosa of calves, kids or lambs that fed breast milk. These natural fermentation enzymes are used today.
Why is the dish that is prepared from cottage cheese called not quite right - cheesecakes? They would then have called it curd makers. But this name, which comes from the depths of centuries, has a completely philological explanation. In Russia, the Slavs used to call cheese cottage cheese. It happened so historically. And all dishes from cottage cheese were called cheese. After some time, the word "cheese" in the Russian language was fixed only for hard cheeses. But the old Russian name "syrniki" remained so firmly in consciousness that it survived to the present day.
Useful properties of cottage cheese and its nutritional value
Cheesecakes from cottage cheese, as in a kindergarten, are not only very tasty, but also very useful. Thanks to the gentle heat treatment, the cottage cheese in this dish retains almost all of its useful properties, of which there are many.
Firstly, cottage cheese is very rich in calcium, which is indispensable for baby food, as well as for people of age. Secondly, the protein content in cottage cheese is almost the same as in fish or meat. But it is worth noting that a person assimilates such a protein much better. After all, while the cottage cheese is gradually ripening, its protein also gradually turns into valuable amino acids, which the body processes much easier. Beneficial substances are absorbed almost entirely.
The following vitamins are also present in the curd:
But what trace elements are rich in cottage cheese:
- iron;
- fluorine;
- zinc;
- phosphorus;
- sodium;
- copper;
- magnesium.
So if you want to have a healthy and tasty product on your table, lush curd cheesecakes are the most suitable recipe for your family.
Classic syrniki
To prepare cheese cakes according to the classic recipe, you will need:
- 400 g low-fat cottage cheese;
- 5 tablespoons of flour;
- 1 egg
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
- 3 tablespoons of sugar.
Also, do not forget to cook vegetable oil for frying and, if you like, raisins in the dough, grams 100-120. Previously, it needs to be soaked in a glass of boiling water for about half an hour, so that it swells and is not dry in the test.
It is best to take fat-free, dryish cottage cheese for cheesecakes so that the products do not spill out in the pan. If the cottage cheese is too wet, greasy, you will need to add a little more flour to the dough.
So, we start cooking.
- Pound the cottage cheese with the egg with a fork or pusher.
- Salt to taste, add sugar, pour in lemon juice and rub well again.
- Pour raisins and add flour. Stir this mixture well.
- Make small balls from the dough, add them and roll in flour.
- Put the cakes on a frying pan, which is well heated and generously greased with vegetable oil.
- Fry cheese cakes for three minutes on one side and the other.
Serve them on the table in the heat of the heat, or you can let them cool a little. Remember that ready cheesecakes are allowed to be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days, otherwise this product runs the risk of deterioration.
With the addition of semolina
Some housewives prefer to add semolina instead of flour. This is especially recommended if you decide to cook baby cheesecakes. They will turn out gentle and tasty, and semolina will add calories and nutrition. Here's how to make cheesecakes: a step-by-step recipe can be found below.
- Mix cottage cheese, semolina and sugar together.
- Let the dough stand for about 5 minutes to make the semolina swell.
- If the cottage cheese is too dry, you can add a little milk, kefir or water to the dough.
You will need:
- 300 grams of cottage cheese;
- 3 tablespoons semolina;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1-1.5 tablespoons of milk or kefir.
How to fry cheesecakes
In order for you to get lush cheesecakes from cottage cheese, as in kindergarten, you need to not only knead the dough well, but also properly fry the cakes. Prepare 2-4 tablespoons of flour, in which you will roll cheese cakes. Spoon the dough with a spoon and put this ball on a hand sprinkled with flour. Easily form a ball and flatten it on both sides. We spread the finished cake on a hot frying pan and fry for about 2 minutes on a large fire, and then another 3-4 minutes - on a small one. Then we turn the cheesecakes in a pan to the other side and fry in the same way. Do not fry them too much so that they do not turn out solid.
From this number of products you will get 7 medium cheesecakes or about a dozen small ones. Size depends on your preference.
Fancy ingredients
Cheesecakes are classic - it is very tasty, but sometimes you want to please your loved ones with a more original recipe. To do this, you will need to add boiled carrots to a regular dough. Then your syrniki will turn out a pale pink color, and the root crop will give them a unique piquant taste.
Take 2-3 medium carrots, peel it, cut into slices. Add a quarter cup of water and half a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Simmer the carrots over low heat for 20 minutes, and then grind it through a sieve. Mix it with cottage cheese (300 grams), add half a glass of semolina or flour, one raw egg. Add salt, sugar, and lemon juice to your liking. Mix the dough thoroughly and fry the cottage cheese pancakes as described in the previous recipe.
Potatoes to help
We have already figured out how to cook simple cheesecakes, and now you can try to complicate the recipe a little. The taste will be interesting if you add ... boiled potatoes to the curd. Try it, it is very juicy.
You will need to cook about 600 grams of potatoes, knead it thoroughly, let it cool slightly. Then take 500 grams of cottage cheese, add the egg and boiled potatoes to it. Do not forget to salt, add 3 tablespoons of flour. Add sugar to taste, you can make such cheesecakes both sweet and salty.
Cheesecakes with potatoes will turn out more rigid than on one cottage cheese, but they are more nutritious and nourishing.
What to serve?
Many housewives ask, is it possible to cheesecakes not to fry, but bake in the oven? To make cottage cheese pancakes, as in a kindergarten, it’s just preferable to send them to the oven. To do this, you need to warm up the baking sheet well, grease it with vegetable oil and put the cakes at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other so that they do not stick together. Bake cheesecakes at a temperature of 180 degrees until they are browned.
But what is better to serve this delicious dish? The classic version is with sour cream. You can prepare milk-sour cream gravy. To do this, prepare:
- one glass of milk;
- 2 tablespoons of warm water;
- 2 teaspoons flour;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Bring the milk to a boil. Then we part the flour in water, stir well and add to boiling milk. Do not forget to stir all the time so that there are no lumps. As soon as the mixture thickens, remove it from the heat and let cool. After that, add 1-2 tablespoons of sour cream and mix well.
You have a wonderful dairy gravy for cheesecakes ready.
Also, for this dish, ordinary sour cream (you can add jam and sugar), jam, honey.
If you cooked cheesecakes with carrots or potatoes, you can safely serve spicy sauce for them. Take a glass of pure yogurt, chop dill and parsley, squeeze a clove of garlic and season with one teaspoon of curry. It will turn out great spicy gravy.
Who are recommended cheesecakes
Curds begin to be given to children literally from six months. As soon as the child turns one year old, cheesecakes can be safely added to his diet. True, they need to be fried lightly so that there is no hard crust. Cottage cheese not only supplies all the necessary microelements to the child’s body, but also improves blood-forming activity, has a good effect on the heart, and supplies skeleton bones with necessary calcium.
Cheesecakes are indispensable in the menu of pregnant women, as well as nursing mothers. They are recommended for those who suffer from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastric ulcer, pancreatitis, chronic diseases of the liver, gall bladder, intestinal diseases.
If you have recently suffered a limb fracture, you have diseases of the musculoskeletal system, then syrniki should certainly appear on your table at least once a week.
Cottage cheese is also indicated for diseases of the kidneys and heart, with high blood pressure, for those who have diabetes. Curd cheesecakes are almost always included in a wellness diet. So feel free to add this to the dish in your home menu and have fun!