Russian Pancakes

by Babushka

Rating: 4 ★

Russian Pancakes
Ingredients
  • • 2- 1/2 cups flour
  • • 1 Tablespoons sugar
  • • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • • 1/3 cup butter
  • • 1 pkg. dry yeast
  • • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • • 1/4 cup water
  • • 3 egg yolks slightly beaten
  • • 3 egg whites stiffly beaten
Instructions
  1. Scald milk, add butter, cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast
  2. in lukewarm water until bubbly. Add to milk mixture.
  3. Mix. Add salt, sugar, and flour. Beat 2 minutes. Add
  4. beaten egg yolks and beat for several minutes more.
  5. Cover and put in a warm place to rise until double;
  6. about an hour. Stir batter down. Fold in stiffly beaten
  7. egg whites. Let stand 10 minutes. Clarify some butter
  8. and use for oiling griddle. Pour about 1/4 cup
  9. batter onto lightly greased non-stick fry pan. Bake
  10. until puffed and bubbly and light brown. Turn and fry
  11. until other side is browned. Only turn once. Do
  12. not use too much grease on the griddle. It is also
  13. suggested that you skim the batter from the top.
  14. Don’t dig down into the bowl. Serve with sweetened
  15. raspberries or strawberries and sour cream. Place
  16. berries and cream in center of pancake and roll up.
  17. You may use whipped cream. Or serve with choice
  18. of toppings, including caviar, jam, maple syrup, and
  19. even thin slices of smoked salmon and sour cream.