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Naleśniki z serem
Sweet cheese crêpes
Naleśniki z serem: Polish crêpes rolled around sweet vanilla curd cheese
Order naleśniki z serem at a bar mleczny on Warsaw's Nowy Świat and they arrive two to a plate, folded into tight parcels, browned in butter and finished with a spoon of soured cream and a dusting of sugar. Students, pensioners and office workers have eaten them this way since the 1950s, and at home they are a Friday supper or an after-school treat. The filling is twaróg, Polish curd cheese, beaten with egg yolk, sugar and vanilla, so it stays soft and a little tangy inside the thin pancake. A common mistake is a thick, rubbery batter: it should pour like single cream and coat the pan in one thin swirl. Chef's tip: rest the batter for 20 minutes so the flour softens and the first pancake doesn't tear.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
- 7 oz plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- ¾ cup sparkling water
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp sunflower oilplus a little for the pan
For the filling
- 14 oz twaróg (Polish curd cheese) or quarkwell drained
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
To finish
- 1 oz butter
- ½ cup soured cream
- 1 tbsp icing sugar (optional)for dusting
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Whisk 7 oz plain flour, 2 eggs, 1 ¼ cups milk and 1 pinch salt into a smooth batter, then whisk in ¾ cup sparkling water and 2 tbsp sunflower oil. It should be as thin as single cream. Leave to rest for 20 minutes.
5 minStep 2: Mash 14 oz twaróg (Polish curd cheese) or quark with a fork, then beat in 1 egg yolk, 3 tbsp caster sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract until smooth and spreadable.
5 minStep 3: Heat a 22–24 cm frying pan over a medium-high heat and wipe it with oil. Pour in a small ladle of batter and swirl to coat thinly. Cook for about 1 minute until the edges lift and the underside is speckled gold, flip and cook 30 seconds more. Repeat to make about 10 pancakes.
15 minStep 4: Spread 2 tbsp filling over the lower third of each pancake, fold in the sides and roll up into a parcel.
5 minStep 5: Melt 1 oz butter in the pan over a medium heat and fry the parcels seam-side down for 2–3 minutes a side until crisp and the filling is warm right through. Serve with ½ cup soured cream and a dusting of 1 tbsp icing sugar.
6 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 19 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does naleśniki z serem take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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