 Syrniki served with strawberryvarenye | |
| Alternative names | Syrnyky, tvorozhniki |
|---|---|
| Type | Pancake |
| Associatedcuisine | Belarusian,Polish,Russian,Serbian,Ukrainian |
| Main ingredients | Tvorog/quark (curd cheese)/cottage cheese,flour,eggs,sugar; sometimesraisins,vanilla extract |
Syrniki (Belarusian:сырнікі;Russian:сырники;Ukrainian:сирники)[1] are fried Eastern Slavicquark (curd cheese)pancakes. They are a part ofBelarusian,Russian,Ukrainian,Latvian (biezpiena plācenīši) andLithuanian cuisine (varškėčiai).[2] In Russia, they are also known astvorozhniki (творо́жники).
The namesyrniki is derived from the Slavic wordsyr (сир), meaning a softcurd cheese.[3][4] TheUkrainian language retains the old Slavic sense of the word, as indomashnii syr (домашній сир, literal translation 'domestic cheese'), whereas inRussian another old Slavic word for curd cheese,tvorog (творог), is used.[4]
Syrnyky or tvorozhniki are made from creamytvorog,[5] mixed withflour,eggs andsugar, sometimes addingvanilla extract.[6]Pot cheese orfarmer's cheese orquark is suggested as a substitute for thetvorog.[7][6] The soft mixture is shaped into cakes, which arepan- orshallow-fried in vegetable oil[8] or in hot butter.[9] The consistency should remain slightly creamy,[5] while they are slightly browned on both sides.[10] They are traditionally sweet[9] and served for breakfast or dessert,[11] but can be made savory as well.[6] Raisins, chopped dried apricot, fresh apples or pears are sometimes added into the batter.[7] They are typically served withvarenye, jam,smetana (sour cream) or melted butter.[6][8][12]
Their equivalent in Germany, especially East Germany, isQuarkkäulchen. Syrniki have gained popularity inIsrael in recent years, brought by immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.[13]
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Подавать сырники горячими со сметаной, вареньем, джемом к чаю, молоку, соку (Serve cakes hot with sour cream, varenye, jam and tea, milk, juice.)
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