Latvian Pancakes

Name: Latvian Pancakes
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 2 eggs, separated; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup milk; seeds of 1 vanilla pod (bean); seeds of 1 vanilla pod (bean); 20-25 g/¾-1 oz butter, for cooking; 200 g/7 oz/¾ cup preserve; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup sour cream

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By Silvena Johan Lauta

Published 2009

About

Every nation has its own variation on the crêpe or pancake. This Latvian version is particularly light because the egg whites have been whisked to give the batter extra volume. The pancakes are always served with a fruit preserve.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour
30

Europe
Latvia
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour into a bowl and add the sugar. Mix well together, then add the egg yolks and whisk to combine, using an electric whisk, if you like. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly to make a smooth batter.
Add the vanilla seeds and mi

Per portion Energy 137kcal/579kJ; Protein 4g; Carbohydrate 21.8g, of which sugars 7.2g; Fat 4.5g, of which saturates 2.4g; Cholesterol 41mg; Calcium 75mg; Fibre 0.6g; Sodium 56mg.