What to choose better: kefir, milk or water?
Traditionally, pancakes are made with milk.Some cooks believe that this is the best recipe, but you can also get the most delicate dish from kefir. How to choose the best ingredient? You need to pay attention to what end result you are interested in. If you are on a diet, but simply cannot give up pancakes, then you need to use regular water and do not add sugar. Pancakes made with milk are thicker and more caloric, they are ideal for breakfast. You can bake lacy, aromatic pancakes that are great for wrapping fillings in them. Based on kefir, you can bake very tender, thin and tasty pancakes that will conquer anyone. They can be not only thin, but also thick, their taste is richer. So what product to choose for the base - it's up to you to decide! We offer several simple, but delicious recipes that will appeal to both you and your loved ones. You can choose different filling options that will allow you to diversify your diet.
Simple recipes for every day
You can cook pancakes with kefir at any timeday, using a variety of recipes for this, which makes this dish unusual and very tasty every time. Pancakes can be traditional, yeast-based, prepared according to the recipe for choux pastry, with fillings. We offer two of the simplest recipes that will reduce cooking time, but at the same time provide your whole family with a tender and tasty dish. To prepare pancakes according to the following recipe, you need to take:
- regular kefir - 0.5 l;
- chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- sugar — 2-3 tbsp. l.;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- soda (not slaked!) - 1 tsp;
- vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp;
- wheat flour - 1 tbsp.
All ingredients must be mixed like thisso that you get a homogeneous bubbling dough. In this case, the consumption of flour may vary. If you want thin lacy pancakes, then you need to take a small amount, if you want to get thick pancakes, then you need to take more flour. It is recommended to fry pancakes in a hot frying pan, each side should acquire a golden color. Yeast thick pancakes as a delicious dessert To prepare thick pancakes, which go well with jam or jam, thick sour cream, you can use yeast. This dish takes a little longer to make than the traditional one. To prepare, you need to take the following ingredients:
- low-fat kefir - 1 tbsp.;
- wheat flour - 250 g;
- yeast - 25 g;
- butter, pre-softened - 40 g;
- chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
- sugar — 2 tbsp. l.;
- salt - one third teaspoon;
- powdered sugar - to taste, optimally - 1 tbsp.
To prepare pancakes with kefir, you need to do the following:Sift the flour, add yeast, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and mix everything. Kefir should be added to the mixture warm, then mix everything again until you get a not very thick, viscous dough, which is covered with a damp towel for about an hour. It is best to keep the dough in a warm room. Frying is extremely simple, one full tablespoon is needed for one pancake. Bake in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. After frying, sprinkle the pancakes with powdered sugar. Recipe for custard pancakes with kefir Custard pancakes are great for breakfast, and you can make them in just ten minutes! We offer a simple recipe for making pancakes with kefir, using the following ingredients:
- boiled water - 1 tbsp.;
- kefir - 250 g;
- sunflower oil - 2 tbsp;
- wheat flour - 1 cup;
- sugar — 1 tbsp. l.;
- soda - 3 g;
- salt - a pinch;
- chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
The preparation itself is very simple, the main thing is- this is how to brew the dough correctly. Kefir, eggs and sugar should be thoroughly mixed, add butter, salt and soda (no need to extinguish it), then thoroughly mix everything again so that there are no lumps left. Now add flour, the dough should become thick, not very liquid. The most important stage comes - brewing. To do this, slowly stirring the dough, you need to gradually add boiling water. When frying with oil, you can not grease the pan, this is especially true for special pancake pans. Pancakes should be fried on both sides, turned over when one side acquires a golden color. It takes little time to cook, but the result is amazing. Your family will demand such pancakes every day, especially if you cook various fillings for them. It turns out appetizing and delicious!
American pancakes as a variety Absolutely incredible and very tasty pancakes can be made according to many well-known American recipe. The following ingredients are needed:
- sifted wheat flour - 250-300 g;
- kefir - 250 g;
- chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
- sugar — 3 tbsp. l.;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- ground cinnamon — 1-2 tsp;
- baking powder — 2 tsp. (you can use slaked soda instead — 1 tsp).
The classic recipe calls for pancakeswill be baked in milk, but on kefir they turn out much more tasty and aromatic. Therefore, unslaked soda is used, in the acidic kefir environment the soda slakes itself. Pancakes should be prepared in this way:
- eggs should be divided into yolks and proteins, while the proteins must be removed for a while in the refrigerator;
- in the yolks, add cinnamon and sugar, then beat whisk;
- Now we add kefir and flour, continue to mix everything. Consistency should turn out like a not very thick sour cream, similar to dough for pancakes;
- now take the cooled proteins, salt them and beat them;
- gently combine both mixtures, the protein mass should not fall off;
- pan or pancake warms up to a hightemperature, the dough is poured into it in small portions, it is necessary to brown the pancakes until golden brown. Turn it carefully, so that the future pancake does not tear during cooking.
You can serve the dish with sour cream, jam, honey or your favorite preserves.
Fillings for pancakes
You can cook pancakes with kefir in the mostvarious recipes, many of which you know. But how to make this already delicious dish even more magnificent? It's simple - you need to use various fillings that will make the pancakes even better.
Often when baking pancakes, especially with kefir, a situation arises when they stick strongly to each other on the plate. To prevent this from happening, you can use two simple methods:
- after frying, hot pancakes should not be spread out immediately in a bowl, but first spread out on a table to cool them a little;
- After frying a plate with pancakes should be covered with another plate from above. If necessary, they are quickly heated in the microwave or fried in butter.
Одно из самых вкусных и простых блюд, которое can be cooked for breakfast, lunch or dinner - these are pancakes. They are prepared sweet and salty, eaten as a separate dish, with a variety of fillings. Today there are many recipes, but one of the most popular are pancakes on kefir. This dish turns out very tender and tasty, and the pancakes themselves are lacy, very thin. Cooking is not difficult, anyone can make such a dessert, and the result will make you proud of yourself and your culinary skills! And to diversify the dish, you can use different fillings.
