Cottage cheese pancakes
Description
The baking is simple and quick. Cottage cheese pancakes are quite unusual in taste, though not entirely out of the ordinary. They're just a bit tangier and richer. They resemble pancake-style farmer's cheese fritters. I actually liked these more this time than the ones made with the regular recipe. You can also make them savory, in which case the pancakes will have a pleasant cheesy flavor. They can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Beat the eggs with sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add the cottage cheese to the beaten eggs and mash it thoroughly with a fork. Optionally, use a mixer to blend everything into a smooth, slightly runny mixture. Separately, sift the flour with baking powder.
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Step 2
Pour out half of the cottage cheese-egg mixture. Add the flour sifted with baking powder into it. Using the same fork, mix the flour into the mixture. The consistency should be thick, like stiff dough. This makes it easier to work out the flour lumps.
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Step 3
Pour milk and the remaining half of the egg-cottage cheese mixture into the dough kneaded until smooth. This results in a liquid batter, standard consistency like pancake batter. Add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
In the past, when frying pans didn't have non-stick coating, they were often rubbed with a piece of pork fat before making the first pancake. Also, when heating the pan, people would sprinkle it with salt—supposedly this helped pancakes cook better. But I add oil directly into the batter. My pancakes easily release from the pan without any prior preparation. Pour the first ladleful of batter into the pan. If bubbles appear, it means the pancake batter is just right.
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Step 5
So, one after another, we baked a whole stack of pancakes. At first glance, you wouldn't say they're any different or unusual. Only slightly thicker, that's all. Otherwise, visually, there's no difference. Just like regular pancakes, we spread them with clarified or butter. And serve with jam or honey.