Syrniki
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 Syrniki served with strawberry varenye | |
| Alternative names | Syrnyky |
|---|---|
| Type | Pancake |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Associated cuisine | Ukrainian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Polish |
| Main ingredients | Quark cheese, flour, eggs, sugar; sometimes raisins, vanilla extract |
In Ukrainian, Belarusian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian cuisine syrnyky (Ukrainian: сирник[и]; Belarusian: сырнікі) are fried quark pancakes, garnished with sour cream, varenya, jam, honey or apple sauce. The cheese mixture may contain raisins for extra flavour. In Russia, they are known as tvorozhniki (творо́жники).
Syrnyky are made from creamy quark, mixed with flour, eggs, and sugar, sometimes adding vanilla extract. The soft mixture is shaped into cakes, which are fried, generally in vegetable oil. The outside becomes crisp, and the centre is warm and creamy. They are sweet and served for breakfast or dessert. Their simplicity and delicious taste have made them very popular in Eastern Europe.
The name syrnyky is derived from the word сир in Ukrainian (transliteration: syr), meaning "quark cheese" . The original word in Slavic languages stood for soft white cheese (similar to today's quark cheese, which is still called домашній сир "domashnii syr" in Ukrainian but творог, tvorog in Russian).[1] Thus, the word syrnyky came to designate pancakes made from soft white cheese.
See also
References
- ^ Origin of the word syrniki in Russian Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Michele A.Berdy's syrniki recipe - Rossiyskaya Gazeta
- https://natashaskitchen.com/2012/02/16/ukrainian-syrniki-recipe/
- http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/41849/syrniki-russian-cheese-pancakes.aspx
- https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/breakfasts/syrniki
- https://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/138515555/syrniki-curd-cheese-pancakes
