Varškėčiai, quark pancakes
Lithuanian cheese pancakes: made with curdled milk, eggs, sugar, and a little flour, then fried and served with sweetened sour cream.
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
people
- $1.46
- $0.16
- $0.40
- $0.08
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- 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
- Make small, round patties about 1 cm thick, and fry them in a pan with oil on both sides until golden brown.
- Serve with sour cream and a little sugar. ≈ 2 min
- 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.
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