The calorie content of traditional Russian pancakes is not that great. Often, the most "heavy" products are included in the filling or sauce for them. However, an important advantage of pancakes is that their nutritional value can be lowered quite easily.
How many calories are in pancakes
According to nutritionists, the “harm” from this traditional Russian dish is greatly exaggerated: usually the calorie content of 100 g of pancakes ranges from 230-300 Kcal, depending on the recipe and cooking technique. The danger lies in overeating, but this is also appropriate in relation to other, completely different dishes.
There is also known such a way to reduce the calorie content of pancakes: instead of eggs, add only pre-well-whipped proteins to the dough.
How can you lower calorie content
You can significantly reduce the nutritional value of pancakes by replacing the ingredients (partially or completely) with less high-calorie ingredients. How many products can be donated without compromising the taste and quality of the dish, the hostess decides empirically.
By taking whey or mineral water (with pre-released gas) instead of cream or milk for pancake dough, you can get an even lower-calorie, but very tasty dish. According to some housewives, having cooked pancakes "on mineral water", they were pleasantly surprised by the result, refusing to use milk in the future. It is believed that if the recipe is followed correctly, pancakes are very tender and airy.
If you use fresh apples (without added sugar), a vegetable mixture, low-fat cottage cheese, rice with minced meat in the right proportion for filling pancakes, you can also significantly reduce the calorie content of the finished dish.
The nutritional value of pancakes also depends on their fat content. If you add a little vegetable oil to the dough and use a specially coated pan, you don't have to add oil before each pancake. Thus, you can significantly reduce the fat content of the finished product, and hence the calorie content.
Sour cream can be replaced with fresh and fairly thick kefir, thus reducing the calorie content of the “sauce” from 230-250 to 60-70 Kcal. Homemade jam can also be an excellent addition to freshly baked pancakes.
The most high-calorie pancakes
Thinking about the calorie content of a particular dish, not everyone wants to reduce the nutritional value. In some cases, housewives tend to cook, on the contrary, more high-calorie pancakes - if you offer them for breakfast to children on a winter morning, you can not be afraid that they will freeze while walking, playing snowballs. You can increase the calorie content of pancakes both with the help of products that are part of the dough (cream, sour cream, sugar, the quantity and quality of eggs, etc.), and by using a suitable filling and sauce (ham with cheese, fatty cottage cheese and sour cream, a mixture from soaked dried fruits with added sugar, etc.).
