Russian Syrniki pancakes

Try something different when you fancy a pancake – Russian Syrniki pancakes. Made with cottage cheese for a fluffy texture and sweet honey & raspberries for flavour, they are delicious served as a stack with jam & yoghurt.

Ingredients: (serves 4)

180g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 medium eggs, beaten
50ml milk
4 tbsp honey
225g cottage cheese
100g raspberries, chopped, plus extra to serve
2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 tbsp raspberry jam
100g natural yogurt
1 tsp icing sugar, to dust

Method:

Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Whisk in the eggs, milk, honey and cottage cheese. Stir in the raspberries.
Put a little butter in a nonstick frying pan set over a medium-low heat. When it starts to sizzle, spoon 3 tbsp batter into the pan to create a small round pancake. Depending on the size of your pan, you will be able to cook 2-3 pancakes at the same time.
Fry for 3-4 mins until the underside is golden, then flip over and fry for another 3-4 mins, until golden and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining batter, until you have 12 pancakes.
Serve in stacks of 3 pancakes with 1 tbsp of jam spooned over, a dollop of yogurt, a few berries and a dusting of icing sugar.

Recipe created for Tesco Real Food