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Cheesecakes with rice flour in a frying pan

Syrniki with Rice Flour

Minimal ingredients, maximum flavor and goodness! These cottage cheese pancakes (syrniki) made with rice flour are a great breakfast option — light, tender, and wholesome. You can have them ready in just a few minutes, and they call for very few ingredients. No rice flour on hand? Make your own by grinding rice in a coffee grinder or other kitchen appliance.

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Cheesecakes with rice flour in a frying pan

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Cottage cheese (9%)

300

Rice flour (+ for dredging)

Egg

Sugar

Baking powder

0.5

Vanilla

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 36 % 14 g

Fats 21 % 8 g

Carbohydrates 44 % 17 g

191 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 20 min

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients. If you like, stir some chopped dried fruit and nuts into the batter — they make the syrniki even tastier and more filling. You can also lighten the dish by using low-fat cottage cheese, though they'll taste best made with full-fat cottage cheese. Soft cottage cheese works best here. If yours is grainy, press it through a sieve or blend it smooth.
Step 2:

Put the smooth cottage cheese in a bowl and add the sugar (add more or less to taste). Crack in the egg and beat the mixture smooth with a spoon or blender.
Step 3:

Add the rice flour, vanilla, and baking powder. You can swap the baking powder for the same amount of baking soda slaked with a little vinegar. Add the flour a bit at a time so the batter mixes evenly and comes together smoothly.
Step 4:

Mix the batter thoroughly. It should be fairly thick, thick enough to shape the syrniki by hand. The cottage cheese and rice flour make a very sticky batter, so a tablespoon helps in shaping them. Pour some rice flour into a small bowl for dredging.
Step 5:

Roll the shaped syrniki in rice flour on all sides and let them sit on the counter for a few minutes. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a skillet.
Step 6:

Add the syrniki to the skillet, leaving plenty of room between them since they puff up a lot as they fry. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes on one side, then gently flip and fry until golden on the other. Toward the end, you can cover the skillet for a couple of minutes so they cook through in the center.
Step 7:

Take the syrniki off the skillet and serve them hot. They're great with sour cream, sweetened condensed milk, or jam, or dusted with powdered sugar and topped with fresh berries. Enjoy!