Nalistniki with cottage cheese
4 servings
30 minutes
Nalistniki with cottage cheese are a traditional Ukrainian dish that combines the tenderness of thin pancakes with a fragrant cottage cheese filling. The roots of the recipe go deep into history when Ukrainian housewives prepared these treats for holidays and family celebrations. The sweet-creamy taste of cottage cheese, complemented by a light tang from the zest, creates a harmony of flavors, while the crispy crust formed during frying in breadcrumbs adds a special texture. Nalistniki are served hot, garnished with sour cream or jam, making them an ideal dessert or hearty breakfast. They not only delight the taste but also warm the soul, reminding one of home comfort and the traditions of Ukrainian cuisine.
1
Break one egg into a pot, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, pour in 1 cup of cold milk, and mix everything. Then gradually add sifted flour, kneading thoroughly with a wooden spatula, and dilute with the remaining milk, adding it to the dough in small portions.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Sugar: 0.8 glass
- Milk: 3 glasss
- Wheat flour: 2 glasss
- Milk: 3 glasss
2
Pass the cottage cheese through a sieve, add the egg yolk, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, lemon or orange zest, 1 tablespoon of melted butter, and mix everything well (if desired, you can add cleaned and rinsed raisins to the cottage cheese).
- Cottage cheese: 500 g
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Sugar: 0.8 glass
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
3
Bake very thin pancakes on small frying pans.
- Wheat flour: 2 glasss
4
Wrap the cottage cheese in pancakes, giving them the shape of sausages.
- Cottage cheese: 500 g
5
Dip the prepared pancakes in raw egg, coat with crushed breadcrumbs, and fry in oil in a pan. Serve hot with sour cream or jam.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Breadcrumbs: 3 tablespoons
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
- Sour cream: 7.5 tablespoons