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Pan-Fried Cottage Cheese Syrniki

Tasty, wholesome, and quick to make! These little cheese pancakes — syrniki — are a favorite, especially with kids. For one thing, you'd hardly know there's cottage cheese in them, yet you still get all its goodness. For another, you can fold in all sorts of good things — raisins, dried apricots, nuts, berries, chunks of fruit — turning them into a healthy, delicious treat. And best of all, they come together simply and quickly, so you can make them often, say for breakfast.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Cottage cheese

300

Egg

Wheat flour

150

Sour cream

Sugar

Salt

Baking powder

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 30 % 13 g

Fats 19 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 51 % 22 g

207 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

Gather the ingredients for the syrniki. The cottage cheese doesn't have to be perfectly fresh — day-old cheese that you'd rather not eat plain works fine here, since it gets cooked anyway. For kids, use a fresh, natural product; if you're watching calories, low-fat cottage cheese is a good choice. Put the cottage cheese in a bowl.
Step 2:

Add sugar and salt to taste. Crack in the egg and add the thick sour cream. Blend everything together with a blender or hand mixer until smooth and uniform, and the sugar has fully dissolved. If you like, fold in add-ins such as dried fruit, chopped fresh fruit, or berries.
Step 3:

Add a pinch of baking powder, a little vanilla, and the sifted wheat flour. If you'd like, swap the wheat flour for rice or corn flour — it gives the finished syrniki a slightly different flavor and makes them even more wholesome. Mix everything again, either with a blender or a spoon. The mixture should be thick and firm, but not stiff.
Step 4:

With damp hands, scoop up a little of the cheese mixture, gently shape it into a small patty, and dredge it in wheat flour on all sides. Pour oil into a skillet and heat it up. Fry the syrniki on one side over medium heat until golden. Cover the pan with a lid and let them cook for about 5 minutes.
Step 5:

Then take off the lid, flip the syrniki, and fry them uncovered for about two minutes on the other side until golden. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Keep in mind that later batches will need a little less time to cook. Serve the syrniki with sour cream, condensed milk, or jam to taste. Enjoy!