delicious pancakes The history of pancakes goes back todeep into the centuries. According to legend, even the biblical King David treated everyone to thin fried flatbreads at celebrations - the prototype of modern pancakes. Since then, pancakes have become firmly established in the cuisines of the peoples of the world, and there are a great many recipes for them. The English add malt flour and local ale to the pancake dough, changing the usual recipes. The French and Germans prefer very thin pancakes with various fillings, rolled up. Americans bake thick pancakes with bacon or add maple syrup, and they resemble fritters. And the Mexicans brought variety to the pancake family, having invented their famous tortillas.

A bit of history

But perhaps no country treats them as suchpancakes with such love and respect as in Russia. After all, they have even become a symbol and an integral attribute of the beloved holiday - Maslenitsa. Pancakes were baked in a Russian oven and cast-iron frying pans, so they turned out golden, with a unique taste, baking evenly on both sides. Nowadays, it is rare to surprise anyone with ordinary pancakes. Each housewife has her own "signature" recipes for this delicacy. However, there is a simple but original way to surprise your loved ones and guests - bake openwork pancakes. Children will be delighted with pancakes in the form of fairy-tale characters, and adults will be pleasantly surprised by pancakes that resemble fine lace. You can independently come up with any form of delicacy, using your imagination, and a familiar dish prepared according to a simple recipe will become an effective decoration of the table set for the celebration. We offer you several recipes for openwork pancakes.roasting an openwork pancake

Pancakes with openwork

Ingredients:

  • 1 egg,
  • 1 tbsp. l. powdered sugar,
  • 1 tbsp. l. dry cream,
  • 0,5 glasses of warm water (you can use mineral water),
  • 1-2 gr. baking powder for dough,
  • 3 tbsp. l. flour.

Making lacy pancakes:Mix the sifted flour (buckwheat or wheat) with the ingredients specified in the recipe. Beat for a few minutes until all the lumps are broken. Leave the dough for a few minutes, and get busy preparing the bottle, with which we will make patterns from the dough. You can use a bottle for baby formula, having first made a hole in the nipple, or a plastic juice bottle with a capacity of 0.5 liters. For this, also make a small hole in the lid. Pour the dough into the bottle and start baking pancakes, following the recipe. Heat the frying pan and grease it well with a piece of lard strung on a fork, or vegetable oil. Vegetable oil is also conveniently applied to the frying pan using half a raw potato, dipping it into a container with oil. Grease the frying pan thoroughly, without leaving gaps, otherwise you can ruin the pattern if part of the dough sticks. So, the crucial moment: pouring the dough. Unlike making regular pancakes, you need to pour the dough onto a frying pan on the stove, and not hold it in the air. This should be done very quickly so that no part of the pattern burns. You can apply the dough in the form of a Christmas tree, a heart, a net, a flower, a funny animal - as your imagination suggests. As soon as one side of the lacy pancake is baked to a golden hue, very carefully, with a spatula or your fingertips, turn it over, trying not to tear the product. Before pouring the dough again, do not forget to grease the frying pan with fat. Place the finished pancakes on a flat plate and grease each of them with melted butter. Before serving with tea, the pancakes can be rolled into a tube, folded into a triangle, decorated with cream or candied fruit.yeast pancakes

Pancakes with openwork yeast

Delicate and delicate pancakes can also be made fromyeast pancake dough. And although it will take about 2 hours to prepare the dough, pancakes prepared according to this recipe will pay off all your efforts. They will look especially impressive with a filling of sweet curd mass or homemade sour cream, which appears through small holes as white "snowflakes". Ingredients for the dough:

  • 2 eggs,
  • 1 tbsp. l. active dry yeast or 60 gr. fresh yeast,
  • 3, 25 cups of flour (buckwheat or wheat),
  • 2 tbsp. l. sugar powder or sugar for dough and 7 gr. sugar for spoons,
  • 2.5-3 cups of low-fat cream or milk and 0.25 cups - for the dough,
  • 3 g of salt (preferably fine),
  • 3 tbsp. l. lean oil.

Preparation of lacy yeast pancakes:Let's prepare the dough. To do this, mix the yeast and 0.25 cups of warm milk in a small container. Add a teaspoon of sugar and salt. Stir and leave to rise for a quarter of an hour, having previously covered the container with a clean cloth. Heat the rest of the milk or cream. Beat the eggs with powdered sugar and mix with milk. Add the risen dough to the mixture, gently stirring until smooth. Pour in the flour, sifted twice (for the fluffiness of the pancakes), in small portions, continuously stirring the dough. Pour in the vegetable oil and cover the container with cling film. If the dough is thick - dilute it with water or milk until it reaches the consistency of liquid sour cream. Leave the dough in a warm place for 1.5 hours. Every 30 minutes the dough must be stirred. Let's start baking the pancakes. Heat the frying pan, grease it once with fat - you can do without it later - there will be enough oil in the dough. Take half a ladle of dough and, holding the frying pan in the air, pour it evenly, distributing it with rotational movements over the entire surface of the frying pan. The layer of dough should be very thin, otherwise the pancakes prepared according to this recipe will not be lacy. Bake each pancake on both sides and place on a flat dish. Grease with butter and serve hot, with filling or rolled into a tube. Serve sour cream, jam, soft butter, honey or condensed milk separately.pancakes on yogurt

Pancakes "fishnet" on yogurt

This recipe is so simple that you can bake lacypancakes with it will not be difficult even for a novice housewife. Pancakes are tender, thin and all in small holes. And if you decide to surprise your family and friends, then you can pour the dough into a small plastic bottle, make a hole in the lid and, squeezing the dough out of it onto a heated frying pan, draw various patterns. Ingredients for pancake dough:

  • 2.5 glasses of ryazhenka or kefir,
  • 1 cup of whey, milk or cream,
  • 2 tbsp. l. egg powder or 2 eggs,
  • 1 tsp. (7 g.) Of soda,
  • 4-5 tbsp. l. sugar powder or sugar,
  • 1.75 cups of sifted flour,
  • 3 g. fine salt,
  • corn and sunflower oil.

Preparation:When preparing the dough, you must strictly follow the recipe, otherwise the pancakes may tear when baking. Pour kefir into a saucepan and warm it up slightly (do not heat it for a long time - it may become flakes). Beat eggs or egg powder with salt and sugar with a mixer. Add soda and pour in flour in small portions (1-2 tablespoons), without stopping stirring the dough. Bring the milk to a boil. Carefully, in a very thin stream, pour it into the dough, stirring all the time. We got choux pastry for pancakes. If the dough is thick, then dilute it with either water or milk. If it is liquid - you can add a couple of tablespoons of flour. The main thing is that there are no lumps in the dough, otherwise the pancakes will not look impressive. Pour in the oil and start baking the pancakes. Heat up a frying pan (it is best to use a cast iron or thick-bottomed one - pancakes prepared according to this recipe will not burn and will be a beautiful golden color), grease it with lard and pour a thin layer of pancake batter. Bake on both sides and put on a plate. If the pancakes were baked in the form of various figures - then serve them to the table without folding, so that the pattern is visible. If they were baked as usual, then fold them into 4 parts and arrange them beautifully on a plate. Pancakes prepared according to this recipe are especially tasty when hot, so if they have cooled down, you can slightly warm them up in the oven or microwave.Openwork pancakes with milk

Pancakes delicate «Delicate» on milk

Pancakes prepared according to this recipe will bea real treat for those with a sweet tooth - they turn out surprisingly tender, sweet and lacy, thanks to the unusual way of preparing pancake dough. So, let's prepare the most delicious pancakes from choux pastry. Ingredients needed for the dough:

  • 2.5 glasses of water,
  • 2 g. vanillin,
  • 2 large eggs or 3 small eggs,
  • 5-6 tbsp. l. sugar or powder,
  • 2.25 cups of cream or milk (you can use milk dry),
  • 2 cups of buckwheat or wheat flour,
  • 1.5 tbsp. l. lean oil.

Preparation:Pour water into the container and put it on the fire. While the water is boiling, separate the egg yolks and beat with a whisk or mixer until foam forms. Pour the beaten yolks into the boiling water, mixing thoroughly. Beat the whites with sugar. Pour cold milk (1 cup) into the pan with the yolk mixture, add the beaten whites, vanilla and add flour. Stir the dough until all the lumps are broken up. Before frying, pour vegetable oil into the dough and stir with a spoon. Heat a frying pan with a thick bottom and pour in 1/3 of the ladle of dough. Using quick circular movements, evenly distribute the dough over the bottom of the pan and bake until golden brown. Carefully separate the edges of the pancake from the walls and turn it over. Before pouring in the next portion of dough, the frying pan must be greased with fat. Place the finished lacy pancakes in a stack on a plate and serve with sour cream.

Openwork pancakes on soda water

Pancakes prepared according to this recipe are delicious.even when cold - they are so airy and tender, thanks to the carbonated water. The pancakes stay fresh and soft for a long time, so you can bake them even the day before you plan to have tea! Ingredients for making pancake dough:

  • 3.25 cups of flour
  • 2.25 cups of highly carbonated water
  • 2.5 cups of milk
  • 3.5 tbsp. l. egg powder or 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp. baking powder (or soda and vinegar to quench it)
  • 3 tbsp. l. sugar (can be replaced with condensed milk)
  • 2-3 gr. salt (shallow)
  • 3 tbsp. l. refined lean oil

Making pancakes:Mix eggs or egg powder with sifted flour. Pour in warm milk and whisk until smooth. Add slaked soda, condensed milk or sugar, fine salt and mix again. Pour in carbonated water and carefully, so that all the gas bubbles do not come out of the dough, mix the dough. Leave for a couple of minutes, covered with cling film, then add vegetable oil and start frying pancakes. Pour the dough from a ladle into a heated frying pan, lightly greased with fat, and distribute it evenly over the bottom of the pan with quick rotational movements. You can pour the dough with a tablespoon, “drawing” various patterns on the pan. Bake the pancakes on both sides and put them on a plate. If the pancakes are stored for some time, do not cover them with plastic wrap - they can get damp. It is best to cover them with a clean kitchen towel or gauze and put them in a saucepan, covering it with a lid. The next day, you can warm them up in the oven or microwave, and the pancakes will be as delicious as freshly baked ones. Enjoy your tea with lacy pancakes baked according to our recipes!

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