Palachinky -- Slovak Food.

August 20, 2013.

I know that there are a few members of this family who would like to try to make and eat those luscious palachinky that taste so good. I have a recipe for them, and to make it easier for anyone, decided to add a lot of hints, etcetera, to it. 

   ~~~~~    So, here is the recipe and information that I prepared for the Palachinky Lovers: 

" Slovak Palachinky.  It is also spelled palacinky, with a little check over the c, to pronounce it like ‘ch’ as in chest. Many years ago my Mom Josephine, Gram B, used to make palachinky for a meal now and then, and we really loved them.

     ~   Very thin crepes, use a filling and roll them up, then heat, and eat!.  ~

These are the ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 c milk, 1 tsp sugar, 1 c flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 Tbl melted butter.

Mix dry ingredients, add eggs one at a time; beat well, and add some milk for a thin batter.

Beat until smooth. Stir in melted butter. The batter should look like heavy cream.

Pour a measured amount of batter into the well-greased pan. A small pan would need less batter than a larger one. Just experiment if this is your first attempt.  

Some people like to put only two tablespoonfuls batter in the pan to make very thin pancakes.

Pour 1/4 to ½ cup batter into heated, lightly greased medium-to-large skillet, swirl batter around to coat the bottom of the pan. Cook the palachinky for about one minute or until you see little bubbles form on the surface. Then flip and cook the other side in the same manner; watching carefully so that it doesn’t burn.

(When browned on lower side, turn over and lightly brown the other side.) Place on a flat dish. Spread your desired jam, or other fillings, and roll up the Palachinky. Some people eat them as they are rolled up, but some wait until all the thin pancakes are done, rolled up and heated. 

Repeat the process until all of the thin pancakes are done. Spread the desired filling on all of the thin pancakes, and place them in a rectangular baking dish to bake in a 350˚ oven for approximately 40-45 minutes.

Or you may place the rolled-up palachinky in the frying pan to heat.

Some of the fillings are cottage cheese mixed with egg and sugar; thick applesauce; or sour cream. You may also use dried fruit purees like apricots or prunes.

Some people like powdered sugar on the thin pancake, then rolled up. Other fillings can be pie filling, cooked fruits, jelly, or fresh fruit.

You may use apple butter or preserves, to your liking.

You might even try savory, instead of sweet, palachinky. It’s almost like putting on toppings of your desire, as in pizza.

Some people even use bananas, ice cream, strawberries, or whatever they think of. "  

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