Katmi are thick, lacy Bulgarian pancakes from a yeasted batter, fried in a very hot pan and eaten for breakfast with honey, jam or sirene. The yeast gives them their holes, and a properly hot pan sets the lace.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 400 g plain flour
- 500 ml milk, lukewarm
- 250 ml water, lukewarm
- 7 g dried yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil, for the pan
- to taste honey, jam or sirene, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2855 kcal · P 72.8g · C 362g · F 122g
Estimated from 9 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Stir the yeast and sugar into the lukewarm milk and leave for 10 minutes until foamy.
- 2Whisk in the eggs, water, salt and 3 tbsp oil, then the flour a little at a time, until the batter is smooth and as thick as single cream.
- 3Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until the surface is covered in bubbles and the batter has nearly doubled.
- 4Heat a heavy 22–24 cm frying pan (traditionally a cast-iron katmi pan) over medium-high heat until very hot, and grease it with a little oil on kitchen paper.
- 5Without stirring the batter again, ladle about 120 ml into the centre and tilt the pan so it spreads into a disc about 5 mm thick — stirring knocks out the bubbles and the katmi come out without holes.
- 6Cook for about 2 minutes, until the top is set and full of holes and the underside is deep golden, then flip and cook for 1 minute more.
- 7Re-grease the pan before each katma and stack them on a plate under a cloth so they stay soft.
- 8Serve warm, folded in four, with honey, jam or crumbled sirene.
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Questions and answers
How long does Katmi take to make?
About 110 minutes: 80 min prep and 30 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Katmi?
9 ingredients: plain flour, milk, water, dried yeast, sugar, eggs, salt, sunflower oil, honey.
How many servings does this Katmi recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Katmi?
About 476 kcal, with 12.1 g protein, 60.3 g carbohydrate and 20.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Katmi recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Katmi?
Katmi comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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