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Lean dietary pancakes

Lean Dietary Pancakes

A wonderful recipe for making a favorite dish during Lent. If you're fasting and don't have soy milk on hand, swap it for water or vegetable broth. Fasting matters a great deal to any Orthodox person. During that time, those who observe it eat differently — swapping out the usual recipes for familiar dishes. I really love these light pancakes, and during the fast I can't deny myself the pleasure of making them. Say hello to lean yeast pancakes.

Valeria

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Buckwheat flour

Soy (milk)

4.5

Yeast

Salt

Vegetable oil

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 40 % 33 g

Fats 13 % 11 g

Carbohydrates 47 % 39 g

379 kcal

GI: 28 / 0 / 73

Cooking method

Step 1:

Buckwheat flour: 4 cups (can be swapped for wheat flour); soy milk: 4.5 cups; yeast: 20–25 g; salt on the tip of a knife; vegetable oil for greasing the pan: 1 tsp
Step 2:

Mix half a cup of milk with the yeast
Step 3:

Add flour and leave in a warm place for about half an hour. Then pour in another 1.5 cups of milk and add 2 cups of flour. Set it back to rise in a warm spot. After 30 minutes, add the remaining milk and flour. Mix the batter (the key is to work out any lumps). Then return it to the warm place once more.
Step 4:

Grease the pan with sunflower oil and pour in 2–3 tablespoons of the batter.
Step 5:

Cook on each side for 2–4 minutes.
Step 6:

Step 6:

Let me walk through the lean pancake recipe in the order I make it. To start, pour half a cup of slightly warmed milk into a bowl and dissolve the yeast in it (fresh yeast works best, so the batter is sure to rise). Next, add another cup and a half of milk. Stir the mixture and add 2 cups of flour to the bowl. Now mix the batter thoroughly until every lump is gone. Cover the bowl with a towel and set it in a warm place for 20–30 minutes. Once the batter has risen, add the rest of the flour, milk, and salt. Stir everything together again and return it to the warm place. After that, you're ready to cook the lean yeast pancakes.