Palachinka
The Bulgarian palachinka is a great brunch food – at least in my family, it is not a breakfast food as its preparation does take some time and the weekday mornings in our house are busy.
Having said that, the weekends are fair game – we really enjoy the palachinka meal – both savory: with cheese and ham filling; and sweet: with Nutella (Nutella Hazelnut Spread, 33.5 oz each, 2 Count
Here is the recipe we have “perfected” over time.
Ingredients: for one batch — we usually make 2 batches if the palachinka are the main event at the brunch
- 1 and 1/4th (One and a forth) cup of milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup of flour
- 1 egg
- 2 and 1/2 tablespoon oil (we use olive oil usually)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (we use white sugar)
Mix the ingredients, set up the heat on the burners at 3/4 high level. Ideally you want to use a crepe pan (Nordic Ware 03460 Traditional French Steel Crepe Pan, 10-Inch
The filling can be both savory and sweet (as mentioned above). We use ham, cheese (you should try the sheep milk cheese – it is very good in this), Nutella, jam, and cutup fresh fruit.
I mentioned that we eat this usually as a brunch but in reality – palachinka can be enjoyed also as a dessert as as a main course. We are yet to find a person in our circle of friends and acquaintances that does not like this recipe, so hopefully so will you.
Please drop us a line (or few) of feedback – what other types of recipes you would like to see and try. So…, Enjoy!