The symbol of the sun meets us constantly in certain utensils, fairy tales and even in baked goods. Pancakes best personify the circle of the sun. In addition, this dish perfectly imitates the luminary even in the color scheme.
Pancakes from ancient times are prepared on Shrovetide
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For modern people it is a tribute to tradition, and for the ancestors something more. In ancient times, people cooked pancakes in order to get good from the higher powers. The pagan holiday was so beloved by the people that it could not be eradicated with the advent of Christianity.
Therefore, Pancake Day was accepted to leave, to give the holiday an important function. During Pancake Day, fasting people can eat enough pancakes before fasting. We will not show the classic recipe for pancakes, it is better to tell about how they are prepared in Mordovia.
Ingredients for Mordovian Pachi pancakes:
- semolina – 800 g;
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. tbsp;
- yeast – 10 g;
- eggs – 4 pcs;
- sugar – 3 tbsp;
- milk – 600 ml;
- salt – tsp;
- water – 600 ml.
Preparation of Mordovian pancakes Pachi:
Mix all the loose ingredients – semolina, salt, granulated sugar and yeast.
Pour
hot water over the loose ingredients and let the semolina swell well under a food film.
Pour boiling milk into the swollen semolina and beat the mixture with a spatula
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Break eggs into the mixture, pour in vegetable oil and beat all the products together well with a whisk.
Leave the dough to stand under the foil for 15 minutes, after which we bake pancakes. On the frying pan, pour 1.5 ladles of the mixture, fry the pancake on both sides until golden.
It is important to cook on a small diameter frying pan so that the Pachi turn out thick.
Do not forget to grease the pancakes with butter.
