Syrniki Russian Style

Name: Syrniki Russian Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 400g dry-curd cottage cheese or tvarog; 2 eggs; 3 tbsp sugar; 120g plain flour; 1 tsp vanilla; oil for frying; sour cream and jam to serve

Pan-fried cottage cheese pancakes golden outside, pillowy inside, the Russian breakfast classic. Mashing the cottage cheese thoroughly before mixing in the eggs gives syrniki their smooth, pillowy interior instead of a lumpy, uneven bite.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Russian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

400gdry-curd cottage cheese or tvarog

2eggs

3 tbspsugar

120gplain flour

1 tspvanilla

oilfor frying

sour cream and jamto serve

Instructions

Mash cheese well. Mix with eggs, sugar and vanilla.

Work in flour to form a soft dough.

Shape into thick rounds on a floured surface.

Fry in oil over medium heat 3 minutes per side until golden.

Serve warm with sour cream and fruit jam.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

185

Protein

6.2g

Fat

2.7g

Carbs

32.6g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

36mg

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