Russian
Syrniki (Farmer Cheese Pancakes)
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Syrniki (Farmer Cheese Pancakes) is Russian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Mash the farmer cheese well and mix in the egg, sugar, and salt.
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Stir in the flour until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms.
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Shape into small patties, dusting your hands with a little extra flour.
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Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and fry the patties 3 minutes per side until golden.
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Serve warm with sour cream for spooning over.
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Serve it with
A Russian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Syrniki (Farmer Cheese Pancakes), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Syrniki (Farmer Cheese Pancakes) carries dairy, gluten, and eggs. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Gorohovyi Sup (Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage) |
| Gluten | Yes | Boiled Potatoes with Dill and Butter |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Baked Chicken with Potatoes |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 21 g
- Fat
- 25 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Sodium
- 260 mg
- Saturated fat
- 9 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Syrniki (Farmer Cheese Pancakes) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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