Pastries with worldwide popularity, called pancake, came to us from nowhere, but firmly rooted in cookbooks of all time. Scientists believe this is the first pancake appeared about seven thousand years ago, but they can not give any evidence to this.
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Nutritious and tasteful Russian pancakes immediately pleased all the people and even became an integral part of many rituals and customs. The most popular holiday when pancakes are baked by everyone is Pancake week, the famous holiday dedicated to the birth of a new spring, that is, life.
But still, how to cook pancakes? The pancake recipe is actually simple, but the time-consuming process can confuse the person who cooks the pancakes for the first time. Remember, practice is important in any business, and the first pancake is always, as they say "lumpy"!
In order to cook classic Russian pancakes you will need wheat flour, milk, fresh yeast, an egg, vegetable oil, and half a tablespoon of salt. Let's start making the dough. Take 0.375 liters of milk and heat it to a temperature of 36-40 degrees. This is necessary for adding and proper fermentation of yeast in them. Check the temperature of the milk and when you are sure that it is warm enough, add yeast (20 g fresh yeast and 5 grams dry) to it. Thoroughly mix the mixture, thereby mixing the yeast in the milk. Only fresh yeast should be mixed with milk, and if you use dry yeast, read the instructions on the bag before adding to milk.
After the yeast has dissolved, add 300 grams of flour, half a spoonful of salt and a tablespoon of sugar. The resulting mixture must be thoroughly mixed, while avoiding the formation of lumps. The mass should be homogeneous. Cover the bowl with the prepared dough with a clean towel and place in a warm place for half an hour. After this time, the dough should grow in half. After the dough has grown it is necessary to mix again and add more sugar, butter and an egg. Stir the dough thoroughly until it is smooth and without lumps. Add milk in small portions to the resulting mass. Each time you add a new portion, the dough should be mixed again. After all the milk has been added you will get a kefir-like mass, put it again in a warm place and cover with a clean towel. After half an hour, stir the resulting mixture again and set to heat the pan.
In order to bake pancakes, you need a clean and well-heated pan. Lubricate the pan with butter and pour a small portion of the prepared mixture in a quick circular motion. Tilt the pan from side to side to get an even thin layer of pancake. Pancake must be fried on both sides.
Now you know that making pancakes is easy, the main thing is to have patience and start experimenting.