🇺🇦 Ukrainian Cuisine

Млинці

Ukrainian Crepes

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 375 kcal

Thin, delicate crepes filled with sweetened farmer's cheese (tvaroh), pan-fried to a golden finish and served with berry compote.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter, melted
  • pinch of salt
  • 300g farmer's cheese (tvaroh)
  • 2 tbsp sugar for filling
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • butter for frying

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk eggs, milk, melted butter, sugar, and salt until smooth. Gradually add flour, whisking to remove lumps. Rest batter 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Heat a lightly buttered non-stick pan over medium heat. Pour a thin layer of batter, swirl to coat, and cook 1 minute per side.
  3. 3 Mix farmer's cheese with sugar and vanilla for the filling.
  4. 4 Place a spoonful of filling on each crepe, fold into quarters or roll up.
  5. 5 Lightly pan-fry the filled crepes in butter until golden on both sides.
  6. 6 Serve warm with berry compote and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Did You Know?

During Maslenitsa (Butter Week), Ukrainians eat mlyntsi every day for a week to celebrate the end of winter.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/ukrainian/mlyntsi/