Traditionally, pancakes are made from yeast dough. However, you can use to make pancakes and kefir dough. In this case, the dish turns out to be no less tender and lush.
Products required for cooking
To make kefir pancakes, you will need the following products: 250 ml of kefir, 40 g of water, 300-350 g of wheat flour, 2 chicken eggs, a tablespoon of granulated sugar, salt to taste, half a teaspoon of soda, vegetable oil for frying.
The use of yeast for making pancakes is optional, since the splendor of the dough is achieved by the oxidation reaction of soda. Instead of soda, you can take a special baking powder. The prepared dough should be even and thick, like sour cream.
Cooking pancakes with kefir has a significant advantage - there is no need to wait until the dough comes up. The process does not take much time, since the kefir dough acquires splendor directly during the preparation of the pancakes. By the way, you can also cook pancakes from buckwheat, oatmeal or corn flour.
Kefir pancakes recipe
Kefir is mixed with water and slightly warmed up. Then sugar is put into kefir, an egg is driven in and soda is added. The mixture must be thoroughly mixed until a liquid with a uniform consistency is obtained. Gradually, sifted flour is introduced into the kefir-egg mixture.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil over medium heat. The dough is spread with a tablespoon. The pancakes are fried on both sides until a pleasant golden brown crust is obtained. Finished pancakes are placed on paper napkins, which will absorb excess fat. Serve pancakes with sour cream, jam or preserves.
This is a basic recipe for making kefir pancakes. You can significantly diversify the dessert by adding pre-soaked dried fruits, pieces of fresh fruit, crushed nuts to the dough. You can make vegetable pancakes such as pumpkin pancakes.
Pumpkin pancakes on kefir
To prepare pumpkin pancakes on kefir, you will need the following ingredients: 1, 5 cups of flour, 2 cups of kefir, 1 chicken egg, 300 g of pumpkin, 2 tablespoons of sugar, half a teaspoon of soda, salt to taste.
Beat kefir and chicken eggs in a deep bowl, adding soda, salt and sugar. Gradually sifted wheat flour is introduced into the mixture. The pumpkin is rubbed on a coarse grater and introduced into the dough. The components are mixed, achieving a fairly uniform consistency. The dough should be thick, like sour cream.
Pancakes are fried in vegetable oil over medium heat. As soon as one side is browned, the pancakes are turned over and the pan is covered with a lid so that the pumpkin can be baked along with the dough. Ready-made pancakes are served warm.
