Pancakes are one of the best traditional Russian dishes. Thin and thick, with or without filling, with a golden brown crust and heat - pancakes are delicious and loved by everyone. But not everyone knows that within one recipe you can create a lot of new dishes. The selection of pancake appetizers is simply huge, in this article you will definitely find a recipe to your liking.
What pancake snacks are there?
There are a huge number of different snacks, both for everyday and festive tables. Pancakes are rarely prepared for the holidays, and in vain. After all, it is enough just to give an unusual shape to pancakes, to fantasize with a filling and a pancake appetizer will become the signature dish of your celebration.
Pancake snacks come in the form of salads, pies, cakes, chicken pies, casseroles and even rolls. Unsweetened pancakes can be stuffed with minced meat, chicken and fish, fried mushrooms, vegetables, caviar, pâté or seafood. The sweet filling for pancakes can be cottage cheese, jam, jam, chocolate, fruits, berries and dried fruits.
10 fun ways to wrap spring rolls
You can beautifully and interestingly wrap spring rolls in the following ways:
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3. A very nice way to serve pancakes. An important nuance for this method is that the pancakes should be thin and warm, only from the pan. The filling is laid out in the middle of the pancake, the edges rise up and tied with a green onion feather, a cheese pigtail, strips of lemon or orange peel.
4. Pancakes with sweet filling are easy to turn into "candy". First, they are rolled up in tubes, and the edges are tied with a ribbon made of lemon or orange peel. Children will love this serving of pancakes.
5. Pancakes are stuffed, rolled into tubes, cut with a sharp knife 3-4 cm high.
6. The filling is placed in the center of the pancake, folded up and pressed tightly.
7. Place the filling in the middle of the pancake and fasten the edges with toothpicks on both sides.
8. The filling is laid out on the edge or spread on the pancake completely. Then it rolls up into a tight tube, and the tube rolls up into a spiral.
9. The pancake is laid out on a dish, covered with a filling, a second pile is placed on top, and so on. The height of the cake can be any.
10. They turn out to be very beautiful and unusual. The dough is poured into a hot frying pan from a pastry bag with a nozzle with which patterns are drawn. The method requires practice and skill.
The recipe for classic pancakes with milk
To prepare any appetizer from pancakes, it is important to know the classic recipe for their preparation. To make the pancakes more lean, you can replace the milk with water and put fewer eggs.
Ingredients:
- milk - 500 ml.;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- flour - 250-300 gr.;
- sugar - 1-2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt - 0.5 tsp;
- vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. spoons into the dough + oil for greasing the pan
- butter (for greasing ready-made pancakes) - 100 gr.
Step by step cooking:
1. Break eggs into a bowl, add salt and sugar. Stir with a whisk until smooth.
2. Pour about a glass of milk over the eggs and stir.
3. Add the sifted flour and stir. You should get a dough with the consistency of thick sour cream.
4. Pour in the remaining milk and stir.
5. Add vegetable oil to the dough, stir and let stand for 20 minutes.
6. Heat a skillet with a thick bottom and grease it with a thin layer of vegetable oil. You can also use a piece of regular fresh bacon to grease the pan.
7. Pour the dough into the center of the preheated skillet.
8. Fry the pancakes on each side for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
9. Place prepared pancakes on a plate and brush with melted butter.
Simple Chicken Pancake Salad Recipe
This pancake appetizer is very simple and quick to prepare, low in calories and savory.
Ingredients:
- smoked chicken breast - 300-350 gr.;
- chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
- corn starch - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- milk - 50 ml;
- Beijing cabbage - 200 gr;
- pitted black olives - half a can;
- fresh cucumber - 2 pcs.;
- ghee or vegetable oil - 20-25 gr.;
- sour cream - 70-80 gr.;
- mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- mustard - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- salt to taste.
Step by step cooking:
1. Cut the smoked chicken breast, Chinese cabbage and cucumbers into thin strips and place in a salad bowl.
2. Cut the olives into quarters and add to the salad.
3. Knead a dough of eggs, milk, starch and a pinch of salt.
4. Heat the pan well and grease with oil.
5. Bake thin egg pancakes.
6. Roll the finished pancakes, cut into thin strips and add to the salad.
7. In a separate bowl, make the salad dressing. To do this, combine mustard, sour cream and mayonnaise.
8. Salt the salad and stir in the dressing mixture.
This recipe can be used not only as a salad, but also as a main course as a light snack.
Pancake casserole with mushrooms and cheese
This pancake casserole tastes great both hot and cold.
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Servings: 6
Pancake Ingredients:
- Milk - 500 ml;
- Flour - 5 tbsp. spoons.;
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- Sugar - 1 tbsp. the spoon.;
- Salt - 0.5 tsp.;
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. the spoon.;
- Dry yeast - 6 gr.
Ingredients for the filling:
- Chicken - 400 gr.;
- Mushrooms - 400 gr.;
- Onions - 1 pc.;
- Sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Dutch cheese - 100 gr.;
- Salt to taste.
Ingredients for the sauce:
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
- Cream - 100 ml;
- Cheese - 20 gr.
Step by step cooking:
1. Heat the milk to a temperature of 30-32 degrees. Add sugar, yeast and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Beat the egg with a whisk, add to the milk and stir.
3. Add flour, salt and stir again to avoid lumps.
4. Heat the pan and grease with vegetable oil.
5. Bake the pancakes by brushing them with butter.
6. Peel the onion, chop finely and fry in vegetable oil.
7. Wash the mushrooms, chop, salt and fry with the onion.
8. Boil the chicken, chop finely, add to the mushrooms and fry.
9. Add sour cream to the filling, salt and stir. Turn off heat and refrigerate.
10. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater, add to the filling and mix.
11. Place the filling on the edge of the pancake and roll the pancake into a tube. Start all pancakes this way.
12. Grate the cheese for the sauce on a fine grater, add eggs and cream, mix.
12. Preheat the oven to a temperature of 160-170 degrees.
13. Place the filled pancakes in a baking dish and top with the sauce.
14. Bake the pancake casserole with mushrooms and cheese for about 30 minutes.
Pancake rolls with salmon and cream cheese
Ingredients for the dough:
- milk - 300 ml.;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- flour - 250 gr.;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. spoons;
- salt - a pinch;
- vegetable oil.
Ingredients for the filling:
- cream cheese - 200gr.;
- slightly salted salmon - 150 gr.;
- pickled cucumbers - 3-4 pcs.;
- greens.
Step by step cooking:
1. Warm the milk slightly, add salt and sugar, stir.
2. Beat eggs with a whisk, add to milk.
3. Sift flour into a separate bowl, add beaten eggs and milk. Stir and pour in vegetable oil.
4. Fry the pancakes in a preheated skillet, greased with oil beforehand.
5. Cut the pickled cucumbers into thin cubes.
6. Finely chop the greens and mix with the cheese.
7. Cut the salmon into thin slices.
8. Spread cheese and herbs on each pancake. Put a piece of salmon on the edge of the pancake, cucumber on top.
9. Roll up and leave to cool for 40-60 minutes.
10. Cut each pancake into 3-4 cm rolls with a sharp knife.
Chocolate pancake cake
Making a chocolate pancake cake is very easy and simple. It turns out to be extremely tasty and can surprise any sweet tooth.
Ingredients for the dough:
- milk - 450 ml.;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- flour - 400 gr.;
- sugar - 150 gr.;
- salt - a pinch;
- vanillin - a pinch;
- vegetable oil.
Ingredients for the cream:
- cocoa - 40gr.;
- dark chocolate - 1 bar;
- baking powder - 0.5 tsp;
- cream 25% fat - 200 ml.
Step-by-step preparation of pancakes:
1. Beat eggs with salt and two tablespoons of sugar using a blender or whisk.
2. Heat the milk and pour in a thin stream into the mixture with eggs, beat again.
3. Sift flour into another bowl, add cocoa and baking powder.
4. Combine both mixtures and mix.
5. Fry the pancakes on both sides in the usual way until tender.
Step by step preparation of the cream:
1. Beat the cream with a mixer, gradually adding sugar.
2. Melt the chocolate in a water bath.
3. Add melted chocolate and vanillin to the cream and stir.
4. Spread cream on each pancake and stack.
The finished cake can be poured with melted chocolate on top or garnished with berries. Leave the chocolate pancake cake to soak for 2 hours.
