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Fluffy pancakes on kefir like grandma's

Grandma's Fluffy Kefir Pancakes

Quick, light, simple, no yeast — perfect for breakfast! You can make these fluffy kefir pancakes just like grandma's in 15 minutes. The batter is a breeze to work with, and the results are delightful — the pancakes come out so airy they look like little yeasted rolls!

Siberian cooks

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Wheat flour

250

Baking powder

Vanilla sugar

Sugar

Egg

Salt

0.33

Kefir

300

Vegetable oil

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 12 % 6 g

Fats 33 % 17 g

Carbohydrates 56 % 29 g

284 kcal

GI: 7 / 3 / 90

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1:

How do you make fluffy kefir pancakes just like grandma's? First, gather your ingredients. Use kefir of any fat content you like. Rinse the egg and pat it dry.
Step 2:

For the batter, take a large bowl and add all-purpose wheat flour that you've sifted through a fine sieve. Add the sugar, vanilla sugar, and two heaping teaspoons of baking powder to the bowl of flour.
Step 3:

Mix all the dry ingredients together well.
Step 4:

Take a deep bowl, crack in one egg, and add a third of a teaspoon of salt.
Step 5:

Beat the egg well with a whisk, breaking up the whites.
Step 6:

Pour in the room-temperature kefir (I used 2.5%) and whisk to combine.
Step 7:

Add one tablespoon of vegetable oil and whisk everything together well.
Step 8:

Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl of flour and whisk everything together. Keep in mind you may need more or less flour than I did — go by the consistency of the batter, which should be like thick sour cream.
Step 9:

Keep whisking until you have a smooth batter of the right consistency, then let it rest for fifteen minutes.
Step 10:

Set a skillet, preferably a heavy-bottomed one, on the stove and pour in five to six tablespoons of vegetable oil, then heat it over medium.
Step 11:

Spoon one tablespoon of batter at a time into the pan, dipping the spoon in oil first, and fry the pancakes until golden on each side.
Step 12:

Transfer the finished pancakes to a paper-towel-lined plate.
Step 13:

Let's cook together — simple, homemade, and delicious, using everyday ingredients. Enjoy, and here's to a cozy cup of tea!

Here's a really simple, quick recipe for delicious, airy pancakes made from a no-yeast kefir batter! These wonderfully tender, fluffy homemade kefir pancakes come together fast, and everyone will remember them fondly. Enjoy!
Be ready to use a little more or less flour than the recipe calls for. Go by the desired consistency of the batter rather than the exact amount of flour.
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Use an oil with a high smoke point for frying. Oils are only healthy up to a certain temperature — the smoke point — beyond which they start to burn and form toxic compounds, including carcinogens. Unrefined oils, with few exceptions, have a low smoke point; they're full of unfiltered organic particles that burn quickly. Refined oils handle heat better and have a higher smoke point. If you're cooking in the oven, in a skillet, or on the grill, make sure you're using a high-smoke-point oil. The most common ones are refined sunflower, olive, and grapeseed oil.