If you can’t decide which pancakes taste better, those made with kefir or milk, combine the two products. And you won’t regret it, because baking will only benefit from it. Along with pies, pancakes are traditional companions of Russian feasts and hospitality. Do you want me to tell you an old secret? If you had a fight the day before, or just got angry with someone before baking, be sure to smile and make up. If it doesn’t work out, abandon the idea altogether. Well, if you’re in a good mood, keep the recipes.
I would be glad if my tips help you learn how to cook perfect pancakes. And you will be able to fully prepare to meet Maslenitsa, guests of any rank, or simply indulge in the quiet joys of family.
Thin pancakes with kefir and milk - a classic recipe
To be honest, it is difficult to bake truly thin pancakes with the addition of kefir. But you can try. Skill comes with experience, but the recipe is in front of you. These pancakes can easily be filled with any filling.
Take:
- Milk - a glass.
- Flour – 200-250 gr.
- Kefir - a glass.
- Granulated sugar - 3-4 large spoons.
- Sunflower oil – 2 large spoons.
- Eggs - a couple.
- Table salt – a pinch.
- Soda – ½ small spoon (even a little less).
- A piece of butter.
Step-by-step preparation:
- Take both drinks out of the refrigerator in advance and let them warm up a little in room conditions. If you forgot, I advise you to warm it up a little, but no more than to 30-40 o C.
- Combine both drinks and beat in the eggs. Mix with a whisk.
- Add sugar and salt, add soda. Start whisking. Add sugar at your discretion, for those with a sweet tooth you will need more, all 4 spoons. There is no need to extinguish the soda; this will happen naturally due to the presence of natural fermented milk bacteria in the kefir drink.
- I advise you to enrich the flour with oxygen, and to do this, sift it. Add it to the dough in small portions, stirring each one thoroughly. It is more convenient and faster to work with a mixer here, since the lumps are easier to break up.
- The dough will turn out to be quite liquid and will foam slightly (the soda started its work by creating holes in the pancakes). Leave it alone for a quarter of an hour to allow the flour gluten to dissolve.
- Oil is added to the dough last so you can start frying immediately.
- Heat the frying pan thoroughly. For the first pancake, lightly grease it with oil. This procedure will not be needed further; there is enough oil in the dough.
- Adjust the frying temperature yourself, based on the characteristics of your gas stove. Heat over high heat, then reduce to medium and observe to find your sweet spot.
- Pour a small portion of batter into the pan, turning it so that the mixture spreads evenly over the surface.
- On the first side, the pancakes take longer to bake, about a minute. If you notice that the edges are browned, turn them over. On the second side, the tortillas will fry in a few seconds.
- Place the finished pancakes in a stack on a plate, brushing each one with butter.
Cooking method
Delicious, homemade pancakes with sour cream and yogurt - tasty, simple and quick.
I made these pancakes from what I had. And it turned out like this. We wanted pancakes. I looked in the refrigerator and found out that it had a little bit of everything: sour cream, yogurt and milk. I decided to combine these ingredients and see what comes out.
In other recipes, I gave preference to either sour cream or yogurt. But here there was simply no choice, because... the volumes of ingredients were small.
However, judging by the top photo (recipe for thin dough) , the pancakes turned out thin and with holes, as required for successful pancakes.
These pancakes are suitable for stuffing. In this recipe, I greased them with thick jam, which I prepare myself.
If you are interested in this pancake recipe, then let's start preparing them.
Initial composition of products.
The recipe for thin pancakes has the following ingredients: sour cream, curdled milk, milk, water, eggs, sugar, salt, soda and flour.
This made 35 thin pancakes.
Step-by-step preparation with photos of pancakes with sour cream, kefir and yogurt.
Preparation of ingredients.
I took a 3-liter bowl for this test norm. If it is less, it will be inconvenient to stir the contents.
First of all, add the liquid ingredients: milk and water. Then carefully spread the sour cream and yogurt. I measured the curdled milk with a tablespoon; the photo shows that it fits with a small heap.
Mix the contents either with a whisk, or you can lightly beat with a mixer.
Next add salt, sugar and mix thoroughly. We need to evenly redistribute the components in the dough.
Once the mixture is mixed, add the eggs. You can add them one at a time and beat each time, but I add all the eggs at once and only then beat them - it’s faster and easier.
After the beaten eggs, flour comes into play. There is no need to rush into adding flour, because... Lumps may form. I put 2 tbsp in a strainer. spoons and immediately sift into the liquid, and then beat thoroughly with a whisk until the flour dissolves and so on until the amount is gone.
The last batch of flour is mixed. Take a ladle, scoop out the dough, pour it out and see how thick it is. We don't need very thick dough, because... when we pour it onto a hot frying pan, it will be distributed in a thick layer, and the pancakes will turn out thick.
If the mixture is liquid, the dough may not set and you will not be able to turn the pancake over. In a word, if you are preparing pancakes for the first time, then you will have to try everything in practice. It’s okay if the first pancakes don’t turn out well – everything comes with experience.
But still, if the mass turns out to be thick, then it can be diluted with water. If the mass is too liquid, then add flour.
Now we have prepared the dough, now we leave it for 20-30 minutes for the flour to swell. This procedure is simply necessary, because... the flour will bind all the ingredients together.
30 minutes have passed, we begin to extinguish the soda. To do this, we need to take 1 teaspoon of soda, place it in a container and pour 1 tbsp. spoon 9% vinegar, mix.
Openwork pancakes with holes - a simple recipe from kefir and milk
The pancakes become lacy due to the many holes formed during baking. Any baking powder will ensure their appearance. But more often baking soda is used. Thin, lacy flatbreads are good with condensed milk for breakfast. Serve with sour cream, jam, or simply sprinkle with sugar, your household will be satisfied.
Required:
- Kefir drink – 3 glasses.
- Milk - a glass.
- Granulated sugar – 3 spoons.
- Baking soda - small spoon.
- Salt - to taste.
- Vegetable oil for frying.
- Flour – 1.5 cups.
- Eggs – 3 pcs.
How to bake:
- Gourmets advise beating the whites separately from the yolks. I'm lazy and beat them together, it doesn't affect the taste of the baked goods. To make the eggs easier to beat, add a little salt.
- Add sugar and whisk again. The mixture will turn slightly white and begin to foam.
- Pour kefir slightly warmed to room temperature, stir the mixture.
- Pour in milk, add baking soda, beat the mixture with a mixer.
- As in the previous step-by-step recipe, add flour gradually, kneading thoroughly each time to break up the lumps.
- Cover the bowl with a towel and let stand for 10-15 minutes so that the dough has time to “set.” Notice how the mixture bubbles. This means it's time to move on to the final stages.
- Pour in sunflower oil, stir quickly (you can use the mixer again). The oil will make the cakes easy to remove.
- Bake the pancakes by heating the pan well. Lubricate it the first time, but then there is no need for it. Pour the batter in small portions, otherwise the pancakes will turn out thick.
Thin milk pancakes with holes
A very simple recipe for making thin pancakes. Many argue that in order for the pancakes to turn out thin, you need to put soda or baking powder in the dough. In fact, this is not so, the pancakes turn out thin due to their consistency, and the holes are created if you heat the frying pan well, and only then pour the dough onto it. I add a spoonful of vegetable oil to the dough itself, and therefore you can grease the pan only once, before frying.
- Milk - 1 l
- Eggs - 10 pcs.
- Flour - 10 tbsp. l.
- Grapeseed oil - 50 ml + oil for greasing the pan
- Butter for greasing pancakes - to taste
- Salt - 1 pinch
You can use any vegetable oil, but grape seed oil has a light taste and can withstand high temperatures.
1. First of all, beat the eggs
2. Add milk. Do not pour in all the milk at once because there will be lumps of flour in the dough. So, add a small part of the milk and mix the mixture until smooth. Add the rest of the milk after the flour
3. Add flour, salt and butter
4. Mix all ingredients with a whisk until smooth and let the dough stand for 30-40 minutes
5. Heat the pan for pancakes, grease it with vegetable oil. Pour the pancake dough with milk into a frying pan with a ladle (about 1/2 or 2/3) and quickly spread the dough over its surface
6. Fry the pancake on one side over medium heat. When browned, carefully turn over and fry on the other side. I recommend using a special pancake pan. You only need to grease the frying pan with oil before frying the first pancake, then this is not required, the oil that we added to the dough is enough. To lubricate, use a silicone brush or just a cloth soaked in oil. To make the pancakes thin and with holes, heat the frying pan well.
7. Place the prepared pancakes in a stack on a plate. If desired, grease them with butter.
Custard pancakes with kefir and milk - the best recipe
The skill of housewives in baking pancakes is usually assessed by the presence of many delicious holes. This makes the cakes look lacy and starry. I explained above that soda helps to achieve the desired goal. But there is another simple way - brew the dough with boiled milk and regular boiling water. I will introduce the boiling water test below, but for now keep the best option with hot milk.
Required:
- Flour – 1.5 cups.
- Soda - a teaspoon.
- Hot milk - a glass.
- Low-fat kefir – ½ cup.
- Table salt – ½ small spoon.
- Granulated sugar - tbsp. spoon.
- Oil.
How to do:
- Warm the fermented milk drink a little (to room temperature, otherwise the eggs will “cook”).
- Add eggs, sweetness, soda, salt. Stir the mixture and beat until smooth.
- Slowly add flour (be sure to sift). Add, stir, getting rid of lumps.
- Boil the milk. Pour a light stream into the dough, constantly stirring quickly, as if brewing. Decide on the consistency of the mixture. If there is not enough flour, add more. Or add kefir if the dough is too thick. It should resemble thick sour cream.
- Pour in the oil and stir the dough again.
- Bake the pancakes as usual. The patterns on the flatbreads will appear as soon as you pour the first portion into the pan.
How to cook pancakes with boiling water
Another option for making pancakes with choux pastry made from milk and kefir. We will brew it with hot water and this will make the cakes thin, elastic and lacy.
We take:
- Flour – 2 cups.
- Milk - a glass.
- Kefir, low fat - a glass.
- Eggs – a couple of pieces.
- Salt and baking soda - 0.5 small spoons each.
- Sugar - a large spoon.
- Vegetable oil – 2-3 tablespoons.
- Boiling water - a glass.
How to do:
- Break eggs into a bowl, add dry spices, stir with a spoon.
- Pour in the liquid ingredients except water. Stir the mixture.
- Add flour, carefully breaking up any lumps. Have you forgotten that we add small doses?
- Boil the water. Gradually pour into the dough in a stream, stirring continuously. Add baking soda at the same time.
- Cover the bowl and pause for about half an hour to allow the dough to mature.
- Pour in the oil and stir well again.
- Grease a hot frying pan. Bake the pancakes, place them in a heap on a plate, brushing each one with butter.
Recipe for delicious pancakes with kefir and sour milk
Sour milk is ideal for baking, so there is no need to get rid of it if the product is expired. Not enough? Add a little kefir, your family will like pancakes with a slight sourness.
Compound:
- Flour - a glass.
- Kefir drink – 0.5 liters.
- Sour milk – 0.5 cups. (1 liter is the total amount of liquid component. If there is not enough expired milk, add more kefir).
- Eggs – 3 pcs.
- Vegetable oil – 4-5 tablespoons.
- Sugar – 0.5 cups.
- Salt - to taste.
- Soda - a little less than a small spoon.
How to bake:
- Grind the eggs with sugar and salt. Pour in both drinks and stir.
- Slowly add well-sifted flour and soda.
- At this step, it is advisable to let the dough sit for a while and “set.” But if you're in a hurry, you can start baking.
- Add vegetable oil and mix the mixture.
- Immediately bake the pancakes in a heated frying pan.
Brewed on water
- 250 ml sour cream,
- 0.5 tsp soda,
- sugar,
- 250 ml boiling water,
- 250 g flour,
- 2 tbsp. l. sunflower oil,
- a pinch of salt.
Mix kefir with salt, sugar and soda. Add flour. Knead well. Stirring continuously, pour in boiling water in a thin stream. Add oil and let stand for about 10-15 minutes. You can fry! The pancakes turn out very tasty.
All pancakes, the recipes for which are outlined above, turn out thin, delicate, tender and very tasty! However, their use should be treated with caution by women who are watching their weight, because... Sour cream is the highest calorie product among all dairy products, and pancakes themselves are not a very dietary dish.
But you shouldn’t completely abandon them, because sour cream stimulates mental activity, gives strength to muscles, and contains many vitamins, microelements and lactic acid bacteria, which are beneficial for the body. But the calorie content of pancakes is still 4-6 times less than the calorie content of cakes.
It should be noted that pancakes can also fit into the diet. To reduce fat content, you should minimize the amount of fat during cooking. This can be achieved by taking lactic acid products with a lower percentage of fat content and using less oil than given in the recipe (if you fry in a non-stick pan, then oil consumption can be minimized to the maximum). And don’t forget that delicate thin pancakes have fewer calories.
And if they are also stuffed with red fish (it contains a lot of omega-3 fatty acids) or stewed vegetables (to make it tasty, the vegetables must be finely chopped and seasoned with sauce), then it will be doubly tasty and healthy! The main rule is not to overeat or stuff yourself at night! Although from time to time you can overstep this rule - who should you pamper if not yourself? So bake, eat and enjoy! Bon appetit!
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