Syrniki

One of my favorite Russian breakfast foods.

Ingredients

Cakes:

45g 405 flour
30g sugar
One egg yolk
Bit ofvanilla extract
250g Russian quark
pinch of salt

Toppings:

Smetana, alternatives noted in [[Smetana vs Creme Fraiche vs Sour Cream]]
Blackcurrant Jam
Berries

TLDR Instructions

#1. Preheat oven to 180 deg C
#2. Cream together quark, flour, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla in a large bowl.
#3. Knead dough.
#4. Roll dough into cylinder.
#5. Start pan with olive oil on medium heat.
#6. Cut cakes, dip in flour, shape, and place on pan.
#7. Fry until golden brown.
#8. Bake in oven at 180 deg C for 7min.
#9. Serve with Smetana, Jam, and berries.

Long Form Instructions with Pictures

Most important ingredient in quark cakes? Quark. Here in Germany dairy products sold under the name quark are thick yogurts. The Russian style is much dryer and harder. Important for cake making! This recipe calls for the Russian style. Here in Munich it is a available at some normal grocery stores, Kaufland, as well as Russian ones.

Start by adding a that quark along with flour, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla to a large bowl.

Then cream it together with a fork. Until the white chunks of quark are fully blended.

Next on a cutting board sprinkled with flour form a dough ball. Employ more of a smashing motion rather then folding to prevent the dough from becoming crumbles.

After the dough is evenly knead, roll it out to a cylinder ~3cm in diameter. At this point I like to start the pan heating up with olive oil.

Cut the cylinder into ~1.5cm thick disks. Padding each side in flour so they don't stick, add them to the pan. Taking care to reform them into disks if they get squished.

Once they are all in the frying pan add a bit more olive oil and slide them around. Flip each cake once, cooking until golden brown on both sides, and add to baking tray.