Cottage cheese pancakes (Varškėčiai)
Cottage cheese pancakes can be found in many cuisines of Eastern Europe. In Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, and Latvia, these pancakes are called Sirniki, but in Lithuania, we call them Varškėčiai.
Servings: 2 people
Cost: 5 Eur
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Measuring spoons and cups
- Mixing bowl
- Small bowl for water
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Cup Dry cottage cheese crumbled (250 g)
- 3 Tbsp Sour cream
- 1 Cup Regular flour
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- Some oil for frying
- ¼ Cup Cranberies optional
- ½ Apple sliced
Instructions
- Break the cottage cheese to crumbles and measure 2 cups into a bowl.
- Mix in 2 eggs, 1 tbsp of sugar, ¼ tsp of salt and 3 tbsp of sour cream. Mix well.
- Sift the 1 cup of flour and mix it with the other ingredients.
- The dough might stick to your hands so make them wet and form round patties about as thick as your thumb. It should look like a small hamburger.
- Fry both sides in oil until golden brown. Serve with sour cream and jam.