Gundel's Pancakes

4 servings

60 minutes

This recipe is about a hundred years old. It was invented by the famous Hungarian restaurateur and author of wonderful books, Karoly Gundel. By the way, those legendary pancakes that were served for many years in the Moscow "Shokoladnitsa" were also made according to Gundel's recipe , but few people knew about it. The filling of nuts and raisins under chocolate sauce is so rich and good in itself that it is better to take thin pancakes, without yeast and unnecessary flavor additives.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 676.1
• Proteins: 15.8g
• Fats: 36g
• Carbohydrates: 64.7g

Ingredients

• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Salt: 1 tsp
• Water: 250 ml
• Milk: 250 ml
• Wheat flour: 145 g
• Vegetable oil: 1 tbsp
• Raisin: 75 g
• Oranges: 2 pc
• Walnuts: 100 g
• Rum: 75 ml
• Cream 33%: 100 ml
• Brown sugar: 2 tbsp
• Cocoa: 1 tbsp
• Chocolate sauce: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Soak the raisins in rum for 2 hours. Grind the walnuts in a blender, but not too finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Raisin: 75 g
   • Rum: 75 ml
   • Walnuts: 100 g

2. Whisk the eggs with salt until frothy.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Salt: 1 teaspoon

3. Pour boiling water into the eggs while continuously whisking. The foam will double in size.

   Required ingredients:

   • Water: 250 ml

4. Pour in cold milk without stopping the mixer.

   Required ingredients:

   • Milk: 250 ml

5. At the end, add the sifted flour and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Mix well to avoid lumps and put the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 145 g
   • Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon

6. Heat the pancake pan — for the first pancake, you can grease it with vegetable oil, and you can fry the subsequent ones without it. Pour a little batter onto the pan and spread it over the entire surface.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon

7. Fry for about 2 minutes on medium heat, then flip and fry for another minute. Do this with all the dough.

8. Squeeze juice from the oranges. Cut the peel of one into thin strips.

   Required ingredients:

   • Oranges: 2 pieces

9. Combine juice, raisins, and zest in a small pot, add sugar and simmer on low heat until syrup consistency, stirring occasionally.

   Required ingredients:

   • Oranges: 2 pieces
   • Raisin: 75 g
   • Brown sugar: 2 tablespoons

10. Add soaked raisins with rum and cook until the smell of alcohol evaporates.

    Required ingredients:

    • Raisin: 75 g
    • Rum: 75 ml

11. Add nuts and cocoa, mix and pour in the cream. Cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring constantly, until it reaches a thick porridge consistency. Then let it cool completely.

    Required ingredients:

    • Walnuts: 100 g
    • Cocoa: 1 tablespoon
    • Cream 33%: 100 ml

12. Place 2 tablespoons of filling on the edge of each pancake and spread it out. Roll the pancakes into tubes and lightly fry in a non-stick skillet.

    Required ingredients:

    • Chocolate sauce:  to taste

13. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar through a fine sieve and drizzle with chocolate sauce.

    Required ingredients:

    • Chocolate sauce:  to taste