I have always wanted to make fluffy pancakes in a very easy way, but somehow, what I tried so far never hit the spot for me. I wanted something that was really quick, fluffy, easy to match with my favorite jam, or with a savory mushroom sauce.
I have found about Oladi from Andreea from TasteBazaar, and I really wanted to try them out. They are a russian pancake, very easy to make, and very easy to serve sweet or savory, however you like them. Plus, I think they look really cute as well.
To make them you don’t need a lot of ingredients, and in many cases, you may already have them in your fridge and cupboard.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 150 g flour
- 330 ml kefir or buttermilk
- a pinch of salt
Method:
- Beat the egg. After you have beaten the hell out of that egg, add that pinch of salt, and beat a little more.
- Add the rest of the ingredients in a bowl, and lightly whisk. Don’t whisk it too hard because you will develop the gluten bonds and the result won’t be as light and fluffy as we want them.
- After everything is incorporated, if you want to add particular flavours like vanilla extract, rum essence, you may do it now, and lightly mix it in the bowl. I prefer to make them without any added flavour, as I can easily serve them with whatever I want on top.
- Heat a large pan, and add a bit of oil (I like to spray some coconut oil to have an even coverage) and take spoonfuls of batter and add them to the pan, forming the little pancakes.
- Cook them on that side until bubbles of air start to come up, and then flip them on the other side, and cook them until lightly brown.
How to serve:
You can go sweet or savory with these, but some of my favorites are:
- homemade jam with cream
- cream cheese with greens
- mushroom sauce – this one is very easy to make, I will post a recipe soon
Better Than Salads 