Syrniki
Russian and Ukrainian curd-cheese pancakes — thick little rounds of dry curd cheese bound with an egg and a little flour, fried golden in butter and served with sour cream and jam. The drier the cheese, the less flour and the more tender the syrniki.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g dry curd cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 g plain flour
- 50 g plain flour, for coating
- 30 g butter
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 200 g sour cream, to serve
- 150 g jam, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3757 kcal · P 143.2g · C 240g · F 249.1g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1If the cheese is wet, wrap it in a cloth and press it under a weight for 30 minutes. Press it through a sieve for the smoothest syrniki, or mash it well with a fork.
- 2Mix the cheese with the egg, sugar, salt and vanilla, then add the 60 g of flour and mix into a soft dough that just holds its shape.
- 3Spread the coating flour on a plate. With floured hands, shape the dough into 12 balls, flatten them into discs 1.5 cm thick, coat them in the flour and neaten the edges with a knife.
- 4Heat the butter with the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until foaming.
- 5Fry the syrniki for 3–4 minutes on each side over medium-low heat, until deep golden and slightly puffed — too hot, and the outside burns before the middle sets.
- 6Drain briefly on kitchen paper.
- 7Serve warm with sour cream and jam.
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Questions and answers
How long does Syrniki take to make?
About 35 minutes: 20 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Syrniki?
10 ingredients: dry curd cheese, egg, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, plain flour, butter, sunflower oil, sour cream, jam.
How many servings does this Syrniki recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Syrniki?
About 939 kcal, with 35.8 g protein, 60 g carbohydrate and 62.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Syrniki recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Syrniki?
Syrniki comes from Russian cuisine.
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