Polish Pancakes {Naleśniki}

Anna

8 years ago

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Polish Pancakes {Naleśniki}

This is kids’ all time favorite food in Poland. If all fails, make naleśniki. They’re golden brown, thin, just slightly sweet pancakes filled with jelly or mixture of white cheese (a form of cottage cheese, in America known as farmer’s cheese) and aromatic cinnamon sugar. Polish Pancakes

I often also stuff them with…. surprise… sauerkraut and mushroom mixture (savory version) and then, they’re called krokiety (or paszteciki)… but that’s next time.

It takes a steady hand to pour the thin batter to make naleśniki, but I’m here to help. Watch this video below, and you’ll get a hang of it.

Polish Pancakes {Naleśniki}

Yields: 15-17 pancakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

BATTER:
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
½ c / 120 ml of buttermilk*
½ c / 120 ml of milk
1 c / 250 ml of water
1 tbsp of melted butter
2 tsp of sugar
1 ½ c / 190 g of all-purpose flour
1 tsp of oil / butter for frying
FILLING:
8 oz / 220 g of farmer’s cheese (or cream cheese, softened)
½-¾ c of plain yogurt or sour cream (skip if using cream cheese)
1 tbsp of sugar (or more if you like it sweeter)
½ tsp of cinnamon

Instructions

Beat eggs with salt, add the remaining ingredients (except oil) and blend until it makes a smooth liquid batter.
Heat a non-stick medium pan with a tiny bit of butter / oil (medium heat).
Pour about ½ cup of batter onto the pan and move the pan around to distribute into a thin layer.
When the top of the batter dries and the edges start curling up, flip.
Cook for another minute or two, until golden brown. Remove from pan, set aside.
Mix together ingredients for the filling to make a thick paste.
Spread a portion of the mixture onto each "naleśnik", fold in half and in half again.
They are ready to be served, but I like to sauté mine in a tiny bit of butter. They get crispy on the outside and the filling warms up a bit.

Notes

*If you don’t have buttermilk, just use regular milk, but it’s so worth using buttermilk.

This recipe makes about 15 naleśniki, not counting the first one that you MUST eat plain, fresh off the pan. Caution: hot!!! Don’t say I didn’t warn you… I can’t afford a lawyer. 🙂

Have you had these before? Leave a comment below!

Smacznego!!

Anna

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