Syrniki with Blueberries & Sour Cream

Golden cheese pancakes bake in sweetened sour cream and warm blueberries.

Cooking time ≈ 1 h

Estimated nutrition · Per serving
≈ 450 kcal · Protein 22 g · Carbs 34 g · Fat 25 g

Ingredients

• For the syrniki (about 20 pieces)
• 500 g cottage cheese (9%)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp sugar
• pinch of vanilla
• pinch of salt
• 4 heaped tbsp all-purpose flour (plus extra for shaping)
• neutral oil for frying
• For the sour cream sauce
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
• For the blueberry topping
• 150–200 g blueberries
• 1–2 tbsp sugar
• For serving
• fresh blueberries
• almond flakes

Method

1. Mix cottage cheese with sugar, then eggs, vanilla, salt and flour. Lightly flour spoonfuls, shape into pancakes and fry in a thin layer of oil until golden on both sides.
2. Stir sour cream and sugar together. Separately cook blueberries with sugar for a few minutes, retaining some whole berries.
3. Heat the oven to 200°C / 390°F. Arrange pancakes in one layer, cover with sour cream sauce and spoon over blueberries.
4. Bake 20–25 minutes and rest 5 minutes. Serve warm with fresh berries and almond flakes.