Russian Kefir (buttermilk) Pancakes

Name: Russian Kefir (buttermilk) Pancakes
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: eastern european
Ingredients: 350 ml kefir; 350 ml water (hot); 2 eggs; 2 tbsp sugar; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 230 g flour; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; butter

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Alexey Rashevskiy

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"Traditional Russian pancakes. Looks very similar to French crepes. You can eat them plain, with berries, jams or with some savoury stuff like ham, smoked salmon or even salmon roe."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

60 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

175 ml

kefir

175 ml

water (hot)

eggs

1 tbsp

sugar

¼ tsp

baking soda

¼ tsp

salt

115 g

flour

1½ tbsp

vegetable oil

butter

Utensils

5 whisks, sieve, frying pan, pastry brush

Step 1/8
- 175 ml kefir
Warm up kefir to 25-30C
Step 2/8
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- whisk
Add baking soda to kefir and mix well. Leave for 5-6 mins to rest.
Step 3/8
- 1 eggs
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- whisk
Add eggs, salt and sugar to the mix
Step 4/8
- 115 g flour
- sieve
- whisk
Add flour through the sieve and mix well
Step 5/8
- 175 ml water (hot)
- whisk
Add boiling water to the mix
Step 6/8
- 1½ tbsp vegetable oil
- whisk
Add oil to the mix
Step 7/8
- frying pan
Fry pancakes using mid-high level on hob right after all ingredients mixed. Use minimum amount of butter on the frying pen (using brush). Fry each side for about 1-2mins.
Step 8/8
- butter
- pastry brush
Smear melted butter on the top of each ready pancake
Enjoy your meal!