Very little is left until the end of winter, which means the holiday is approaching - Maslenitsa. Pancakes are a traditional treat during Maslenitsa week. You can bake them in different ways. There are a huge number of recipes. Pancakes and pancakes are very tasty if you use little tricks.
The tradition of seeing off winter came to us from ancient times. Pancakes have always been and remain a symbol of this holiday and the spring sun. And there are some simple yet effective ways to make your Shrovetide treat especially delicious.
Secrets of yeast pancakes for Shrovetide
Ordinary, traditional pancakes for Shrovetide are prepared with yeast dough. The main thing here is to make the dough correctly and let the dough rise well, then the pancakes will turn out to be tender and tasty.
Milk for such pancakes should be slightly warmed up, and it is better to use fresh yeast rather than dry.
Be sure to sift the flour to saturate it with air.
When the dough is fine, add the whipped egg whites to it. Pancakes will turn out to be airy.
How to cook pancakes with kefir
If you do not want to use yeast, then tender pancakes "in a hole" can be prepared without them, taking kefir as a basis. To do this, all the ingredients (kefir, egg, sugar, salt, flour) are mixed, and a glass of boiling water with a teaspoon of soda is poured into the prepared mixture.
Start baking the pancakes after 20 minutes, the dough should stand.
Secret: the same openwork pancakes "in a hole" can be obtained by adding mineral water to the dough or completely replacing kefir with it.
Pancakes for Maslenitsa 2019: tricks and subtleties of baking
- Use a well-heated skillet for pancakes. Better if it is cast iron.
- To make the pancakes turn over easily, pre-heat the salt in a pan, wipe it off with a clean napkin and grease with vegetable oil.
- To grease the pan, prepare a piece of bacon or a slice of potatoes, chopped onto a fork, which you will moisten in sunflower oil and quickly grease the pan with it.
- If "the first pancake is lumpy", breaks and does not want to turn over, then there is not enough flour and eggs in the dough. Also, do not forget to add sunflower or olive oil to the dough, 1-2 tablespoons.
- If you bake pancakes for Shrovetide with yeast, be sure to follow the recipe. So, for example, an excess of salt leads to the fact that the dough will not ferment well. And with a lot of sugar, the dough will become tough.
- Grease the finished pancake with oil and cover with a towel, so it will be more juicy, tender and tasty.
