Best Lean Pancake Recipes in Lent 2020

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  bakery

• Cooking time:

  45 minutes

Ingredients

• flour
• water
• tea bag
• sugar
• a pinch of salt
• vegetable oil
• soda
• lemon juice

Lenten pancakes are the perfect meal during Lent. The baked goods are delicious, and if you knead the dough with whole grain flour, it is also healthy. We offer several recipes for pancakes that will be a delicious addition to the lean menu.

Lean pancakes - a simple recipe

This is the easiest recipe for lean pancakes that can be made during Lent. The dough is kneaded in ordinary water, without yeast, but the pancakes are lacy and very tasty.

Ingredients:

• 500 ml of water;
• 1 tea bag;
• 8-9 Art. l. flour;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• a pinch of salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 0.5 tsp soda;
• 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice.

Preparation:

Brew a tea bag for 5 minutes in a glass of hot water

Then pour the tea into a bowl and add cold water, add sugar and stir

• Pour out the sifted flour and knead the dough.
• Pour oil into the dough, mix everything again.

• At the end, add soda slaked in lemon juice, knead everything thoroughly and give the dough a little time to rest.
• Fry the pancakes until tender in a well-heated frying pan.

Serve lenten pancakes with jam, jam or honey. They can also be wrapped in both sweet and salty fillings

Lean pancakes with yeast

Lenten pancakes in Lent can be baked with yeast. Despite the fact that the recipe for such baking is very simple, the pancakes are tender, tasty and fluffy.

Ingredients:

• 600 ml warm water;
• 300 g flour;
• 20 g fresh yeast;
• 3-4 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• a pinch of salt;
• 4-5 st. l. vegetable oil.

Preparation:

Pass the flour into a bowl through a sieve, thereby enriching it with oxygen

• Now let's prepare the dough. To do this, chop fresh yeast into warm (not hot!) Water, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar and 100 g of flour.
• Stir everything well, cover the dough with foil and leave it warm for 15 minutes.

As soon as the dough increases in volume by 2-2.5 times, add the remaining water, sugar, salt and flour to it. We knead everything well so that there are no lumps

Pour oil into the dough, mix, cover and leave warm for 40-50 minutes

Mix the finished dough again and bake pancakes for 2-3 minutes on each side in a well-heated and oiled frying pan

We put the pancakes in a pile, and cover with a larger plate on top. The moisture will make the pancakes even softer, without brittle or dry edges.

Lenten pancakes on mineral water

Lenten pancakes on mineral water are delicate and delicate. Such pancakes can be served simply with jam or honey, or they can be stuffed with any filling. A universal recipe for a delicious and hearty dish in Great Lent.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 0.5 tsp salt;
• 0.5 liters of mineral water;
• 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Preparation:

• First, mix all the dry ingredients, that is, sifted flour, salt and sugar.
• Pour mineral water into a bowl, always carbonated, and stir until smooth.

Cover the dough with foil and leave for 30 minutes

• Then slightly heat the oil, pour it into the dough and beat with a mixer at maximum speed for 2 minutes.
• Fry pancakes in a dry or lightly oiled frying pan.

The ideal pan for frying pancakes is cast iron, it heats up evenly and keeps heat for a long time

Lentil pancakes

Lentil pancakes are lean, light, and healthy baked goods. These pancakes can be served for breakfast or other dishes instead of bread. The recipe is extremely simple.

Ingredients:

• 150 g red lentils;
• 300 ml of water;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 1 tsp paprika (optional);
• 0.5-1 tsp Italian herbs;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation:

Pour red lentils into a bowl, fill with water, cover and leave for 3 hours

Then we transfer the beans to a blender and grind for 3-4 minutes

Sprinkle salt and pepper into the resulting dough to taste, as well as a mixture of Italian herbs and, if desired, paprika. Mix everything well

Preheat the pan, grease with oil if necessary and fry the pancakes on both sides for 1 minute until a beautiful golden color

Serve ready-made lentil pancakes with any sauce

Today, you can find several varieties of lentils on sale, but for pancakes, as well as for mashed potatoes and soups, it is better to use red, but green to cook as a side dish, since after heat treatment it does not lose its shape

Tangerine pancakes

Mandarin pancakes are a recipe for lean baked goods, and you should definitely try to cook this dish during Lent. The pancakes are thin, elastic and tasty. By the way, such pastries are a traditional dish in China.

Ingredients:

• 300 g flour;
• 250 ml boiling water;
• 3 tbsp. l. sesame oil;
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil (if necessary).

Preparation:

First, we sift the flour and pour in not just hot water, but boiling water, this is the only way to get the dough of the desired consistency

Knead everything thoroughly and leave the dough for 2-3 minutes to cool down a little, then proceed to manual kneading

Knead the dough for 10 minutes, if it sticks, then grease your hands with oil. The result is a plastic, soft and shiny dough, which we put in a bowl, cover and leave for 30 minutes

After the dough has rested, divide it into four parts. Roll each part with a sausage with a diameter of 4 cm and cut into 5 pieces

We take the first piece, press it against the table with our palm to make a cake, and then roll it into a translucent pancake with a diameter of 17-18 cm

• We put the pancake on a plate, sprinkle it with flour, cover with foil and continue working with the remaining dough.
• We put the pancakes in a pile, and so that they do not stick together, grease the surface with sesame oil, which will also give the baked goods a pleasant flavor.

Now we heat the pan, grease it with a very thin layer of oil, remove the excess with a napkin and put out two pancakes at once, fry on both sides for 30 seconds

After that, we transfer the finished double pancake to a plate, and then divide it into two thin pancakes

• We also put the finished pancakes in a stack and cover with a damp towel.
• In China, mandarin pancakes are served with dishes such as Peking duck and mushu, but any filling can be wrapped in such pancakes.

Asian Pumpkin Pancakes

We offer another interesting recipe for lean pancakes with pumpkin, which can also be included in the menu during Lent. The pancakes are tender, delicate and very tasty.

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Ingredients:

• 1, 5 cups rice flour;
• 250 g pumpkin (peeled);
• 2-3 st. l. sesame seeds;
• sugar to taste;
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Preparation:

• To begin with, we send the peeled pumpkin to be baked in the oven for 30-40 minutes, the temperature is 200 ° C.
• We send the baked pumpkin to a blender and grind to a puree consistency.

Add sugar to the pumpkin puree to taste, the exact amount will depend on the pumpkin variety

Then add rice flour in parts and knead the dough

• Pinch off pieces from the dough, roll them into balls and roll each in sesame seeds.
• After that, we press the balls into a cake with our hands.

Fry pumpkin pancakes in a pan with hot oil until golden brown

For such pancakes, it is better to use nutmeg pumpkin varieties, then the baked goods will turn out to be sweet, tasty and juicy.

Lean pancakes with apple filling

Lenten pancakes during Lent can be made with different-tasting fillings. We offer one of these recipes - pancakes with apples. Such a delicious dish can be prepared not only during Lent, but also on any other day.

Ingredients for the dough:

• 500 ml of mineral water;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 200 g flour;
• 0.5 tsp salt.

For filling:

• 4 apples;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1 tbsp. l. oils;
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon;
• 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice.

Preparation:

Dissolve salt and sugar in sparkling mineral water. Then add the flour fortified with oxygen and knead the pancake dough

• For the filling, peel the apples and seeds, rub on a coarse grater.
• Pour citrus juice to the grated fruit, add cinnamon and sugar, mix everything thoroughly.

We shift the filling into a deep frying pan, add oil and simmer until all the liquid has evaporated

Then we return to the rested dough and bake pancakes in a well-heated and oiled frying pan

Then put the filling on each pancake, level it over the entire surface and twist it

For pancakes, it is not necessary to use premium flour, it is better to give preference to coarse flour, even with bran, it contains a lot of vitamins.

Pancakes with mushroom filling

Lean pancakes can be prepared not only with sweet, but also with a more satisfying filling, for example, with mushroom. The dish turns out to be aromatic, tasty and satisfying. That being said, the recipe is very simple and perfect for a Lent menu.

Ingredients for the dough:

• 350 g flour;
• 500 ml of sparkling water;
• 250 ml boiling water;
• 2-3 st. l. Sahara;
• 0.5 tsp salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

For filling:

• 300 g of mushrooms;
• 1 onion.

Preparation:

• Mix the sifted flour with salt and sugar.
• Pour in carbonated water, knead everything well so that there are no lumps left.

Now pour out the boiling water and stir everything well again

Heat the pan, grease with oil and bake pancakes until golden brown on both sides

For the filling, cut the mushrooms into small cubes and chop the onion. Fry in a dry frying pan until cooked

After the mushrooms are transferred to a blender and chopped

Now we put the filling on each pancake, roll it up with a tube or, as in the photo, in the form of an envelope

If you want to make the pancakes even more satisfying, then you can add potatoes to the filling, which must first be boiled and mashed.

Lenten pancakes with champignons

The proposed recipe will allow you to prepare a very tasty and mouth-watering dish - lean pancakes with champignons. Only mushrooms are not used as a filling, but we prepare pancakes with a bake.

Ingredients:

• 400 ml of water;
• 100 ml of vegetable oil;
• 200 g flour;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 2 tsp Sahara;
• Champignon.

Preparation:

1. We wash the champignons well, dry and cut into thin plates. Put in a frying pan, salt and fry over low heat on both sides.
2. Now we are preparing the pancake dough. To do this, pour oil, water into the flour passed through a sieve, add salt and sugar, mix.
3. If desired, you can add spices to the dough for taste, for example, a mixture of Provencal dried herbs. Leave the dough to rest for an hour.
4. After that, grease the pan with oil, pour out a thin layer of dough, lay the mushrooms on top and fill it with a second layer of dough.
5. Put the pan on the fire and bake the pancakes on both sides until golden.

Such pancakes can be baked with any heat, on ordinary days you can take ham, meat, herbs, cheese and other products.

These are the kind of lean pancakes you can cook during Lent. The dough can be kneaded not only with ordinary water or mineral water, but also with coconut milk. This recipe will surely be appreciated by true lovers of exotic dishes. The baked goods are very tender, soft and tasty, especially if the pancakes are served with pieces of fruit.