Name: Syrniki Recipe | Russian Cheese Pancakes
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients: 700 g Farmers Cheese (tvorog cheese, drained); 1 Egg + 1 egg yolk; 1/4 cup 50g Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract; 1/3 cup 42g All-purpose flour; 1/4 cup Raisins (optional); 2 tablespoons Butter; 2 tablespoons oil; Sour cream for serving; Jam for serving

Syrniki Recipe | Russian Cheese Pancakes

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Syrniki (Russian cheese pancakes) are my favorite pancakes. These pancakes are light, soft, high protein and they don’t contain much flour. Syrniki usually served with sour cream and fruit jam and they are perfect for breakfast.

A white plate containing four golden-brown, pan-fried patties alongside a dollop of white creamy yogurt topped with dark blueberry preserves. The patties have a crispy texture, suggesting they are freshly cooked.

Syrniki Recipe | Russian Cheese Pancakes

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Prep Time 20

WORK TIME 20

DIFFICULTY Medium

Cuisine Russian

Servings yields

Ingredients

700 g Farmers Cheese tvorog cheese, drained
1 Egg + 1 egg yolk
¼ cup 50g Sugar
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
⅓ cup 42g All-purpose flour
¼ cup Raisins optional
2 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons oil
Sour cream for serving
Jam for serving

Instructions

DIRECTIONS
1. Using a fine mesh sieve or a cheesecloth, squeeze as mush liquids as possible out the cheese. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Add eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and mix until combined and smooth.
3. Add flour and raisins and stir and combined (do not over mix).
4. Scoop out a portion of the batter, coat with flour and shape into 3/4-inch (1.5cm) thick patty. Coat the outside in flour as needed to prevent sticking.
5. Heat a large pan/skillet over medium heat, add butter/oil.
6. Fry syrniki over medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
7. Serve with sour cream and jelly/jam.
Notes:
*Traditional syrniki are made with tvorog cheese (farmers cheese), if you can't find this cheese you can use fresh ricotta, but bake sure that you squeeze as much liquid as possible.

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6 Comments

Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes !!

January 27, 2022

Hi I made these today, if you are going to use ricotta line a sieve with muslin and leave in a bowl to drain overnight in the fridge and then wring the muslin with the ricotta as tight as you can in order to get the moisture out. This I did not do and the mixture was too wet sadly! Though they had a lovely flavour!

January 29, 2022

Syrniki is Ukraine reci
pe, not russian

February 3, 2022

Agree with Serhiy – this is Ukrainian recipe.

August 5, 2022

Syrnyky is Ukrainian traditional kitchen.
Not russian!

June 29, 2023

The name syrniki is derived from the Slavic word syr (сир), stand for soft curd cheese. The Ukrainian language retains the old Slavic sense of the word, as in domashnii syr (домашній сир, literal translation ‘domestic cheese’), whereas in Russian, another old Slavic word for curd cheese, namely the word tvorog (творог), is used
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrniki)

January 28, 2024