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Russian syrniki or cottage cheese pancakes with raisins

  • Serves 4
  • Prep time: 10 mins | Cooking time: 10 mins

"This is a traditional Russian meal. My granny used to make it for me, that's where I first tried this exceptional dish. It can be cooked for breakfasts and/or for desserts. It is easy to make and is so tasty."

Ingredients

  • 500g cottage cheese

  • 50-100g flour (depends on consistency of the cottage cheese)

  • 1 egg

  • 4 tablespoons sugar

  • 100g of raisins

Method

  1. Break egg into a bowl, add sugar and mix together.

  2. Add half the flour and mix.

  3. Add all the cottage cheese and raisins and mix.

  4. Make pancakes out of the mix that you have - before putting them in the frying pan roll them in flour.

  5. Add oil to the frying pan and fry pancakes, when they become golden they are ready.

  6. Serve pancakes with jam.