Varškėčiai, a type of cheese curd

Varškėčiai, quark pancakes

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Lithuanian cheese pancakes: made with curdled milk, eggs, sugar, and a little flour, then fried and served with sweetened sour cream.

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Varškėčiai are small, cheese-based waffles made with flour. The main ingredient is cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$2.10 $1.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.46
  • $0.16
  • $0.40
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly combine the ricotta, egg, and sugar until you have a thick and smooth mixture. Add salt, flour, and yeast, and mix until the dough is firm enough to be shaped by hand. ≈ 4 min
  2. Make small, round patties about 1 cm thick, and fry them in a pan with oil on both sides until golden brown.
  3. Serve with sour cream and a little sugar. ≈ 2 min
  4. Alternative: Mix the dough with a little milk until it has a thick, creamy consistency, then spoon it into the hot oil. Flip when one side is golden brown.

The bill

Varškėčiai, quark pancakes

  • 200 g of drained (or curdled) fromage blanc$1.46
  • 1/2 cup of flour$0.16
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • oil for cooking$0.08

Total$2.10

that's $1.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of drained (or curdled) fromage blanc
  • 1/2 cup of flour
  • 1 egg
  • sugar, to taste
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • oil for cooking
  • 1/2 cup of sour cream, for serving

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