How to make palacinky

Posted on 15. Apr, 2007 by kchristieh in food, international, my life

My cousin Beth, her husband Milos, and their three wonderful children visited us from NJ this week. We had a great time at Disneyland and a fun day hanging out at our pool.

Milos was kind enough to teach my son and I how to make palacinky. Milos grew up in Czechoslovakia, and learned how to make some yummy Czech specialties from his grandmother. Milos says palacinky are Czech pancakes; they remind me more of crepes. They’re not too hard to make, and they’re definitely worth the effort. I think my son will be a sought-after roommate someday if he treats his friends to these!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg (another recipe I found says 2 eggs)
• dash salt
• butter
• sugar, fruit, jelly, cottage cheese (all optional)

Directions:

1. Mix flour, milk, egg, salt. Add more milk if it isn’t liquidy enough.
2. Melt enough butter to cover a non-stick frying pan. Milos held the stick of butter and rubbed it on the pan.
3. Pour ladleful of liquid onto pan, and spread around.
4. When it starts to bubble at the edge, lift up the edge and see if it’s hardening. If so, swish the pan around to make sure the pancake doesn’t stick.
5. Holding the pan away from the stove, tilt the pan so that the pancake moves to the edge of the pan. Then, by moving the pan sharply, flip the pancake. (This REALLY makes you look like a pro. My 13-year-old son mastered it after one flip.)
6. Repeat step 5 until the pancake is lightly browned on both sides.
7. Serve with fruit, cottage cheese, sugar, jam, or whatever else you prefer.

If I master this, I’ll try French crepes. Milos also taught us how to make fudge from scratch, and whipped cream. Maybe I’ll include that recipe soon…

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