Pancake dough is usually prepared either with kefir or with yeast, but there are a lot of nuances and important rules, the observance of which will allow you to achieve mastery in this matter.
Lush and tender pancakes made from yeast dough
A simple and reliable way to make perfect pancakes – use this recipe with ideal proportions of ingredients. Pancakes made from this dough will not fall off even the next day after cooking.
Products:
- 250 ml milk, water or whey;
- 280 g flour;
- one tablespoon of sugar;
- 8 g pressed yeast;
- a pinch of salt;
- one tablespoon of butter;
- one egg.
Preparation
- Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm milk.
- Leave in a warm place for 15 minutes until foam appears.
- Add egg, salt and soft butter.
- Gradually add sifted flour. Knead soft dough.
- Cover with a towel and leave to rise for one hour.
- Fry the pancakes over medium heat on both sides until golden brown.
- Serve with honey or sour cream.
Kefir pancakes
According to this recipe, pancakes always turn out tall and tasty.
Products:
- 500 ml kefir;
- one egg;
- two tablespoons of sugar;
- 400 g flour;
- one teaspoon of soda;
- one teaspoon of salt;
- vegetable oil for frying.
Preparation
- In a bowl, mix eggs with warm kefir. Add sugar.
- Separately, mix the sifted flour with soda. Add a little vegetable oil and stir.
- Combine kefir with flour. The dough should be sticky and easy to mix.
- Cover the dough with a towel and leave for 20 minutes.
- Fry the pancakes in a preheated frying pan until done. You need to fry over low heat without adding a lot of vegetable oil.
- Place the finished pancakes on a paper towel to absorb excess fat.
Pancakes with soda and baking powder
To make the pancakes fluffy and tall, you can add not only soda to the dough, but also baking powder. The thicker the dough, the higher and fluffier the pancakes will be. However, a large amount of sugar can spoil the dough and it will sag.
Products:
- one egg;
- a pinch of salt;
- two tablespoons of sugar;
- one glass of kefir;
- half a teaspoon of soda;
- one glass of flour;
- one teaspoon of baking powder.
Preparation
- Mix the egg with salt and sugar.
- Place soda in warm kefir and add to the egg.
- Add the sifted flour and knead the dough. Cover with a towel and leave for 20 minutes.
- Fry the pancakes in a frying pan with plenty of well-heated vegetable oil. You need to fry over low heat.
- Place the finished pancakes on a paper towel.
Secret life hacks
Heat kefir in the microwave, add soda at the very end and do not stir the dough after adding all the ingredients.
