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Syrniki
Also known as: сырнікі, сырники, Сырники
Russian farmer-cheese pancakes, lightly sweetened with brown and vanilla sugars and fried in sunflower oil.
About Syrniki
Syrniki are Eastern European curd-cheese pancakes, strongly associated with Russian home cooking. This profile follows Elena Szeliga's Russian mother's fixed family recipe, using farmer cheese and the author's stated sunflower oil while leaving serving toppings separate.
Farmer cheese gives the pancakes a gentle cultured tang and rich dairy flavour, while brown and vanilla sugars add restrained sweetness and aroma. Sunflower oil browns the flour-bound exterior without obscuring the fresh-cheese centre.
The pancakes are small, thick and round, with golden-brown faces and pale edges. Their interior stays moist, tender and slightly creamy rather than becoming airy like a batter pancake or firm like a biscuit.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Syrniki
Elena Szeliga's Russian family Syrniki with sunflower oil.
- Farmer's cheeseFresh curd-cheese base
- EggBinding and richness
- Brown sugarGentle sweetness
- Vanilla sugarVanilla aroma and sweetness
- SaltSeasoning
- Wheat flourStructure and shaping
- Sunflower oilPan-frying medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Farmer's cheese: . The source identifies farmer cheese, cottage cheese and quark with tvorog; linked to the established farmer-cheese record
- Egg:
- Brown sugar:
- Vanilla sugar:
- Salt:
- Wheat flour:
- Sunflower oil: . The ingredient line says vegetable oil and immediately specifies that the author uses sunflower oil; this profile fixes that named oil
Origins & food traditions
Russian-born recipe author Elena Szeliga identifies syrniki as traditional Russian cottage-cheese pancakes and supplies her Russian mother's complete family formula. Food scholar Darra Goldstein independently describes syrniki as tender Russian pancakes based on tvorog or farmer cheese and places them in an old-fashioned Russian Sunday supper tradition.
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Russian Cuisine
- Eastern European Cuisine
- Russian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Ukrainian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Belarusian CuisineCatalogue link pending review