Recipes · Russian · Pancakes and Crepes

Oladyi (Russian Kefir Pancakes)

One serving has 507 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (59%), riboflavin (57%), thiamin (47%), folate (36%), vitamin A (34%) and phosphorus (33%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Oladyi (Russian Kefir Pancakes)
Photo: Kozubenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (240 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 60 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 100 g Kefir
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 1.5 g Baking soda
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 20 g Sour cream
  • 15 g Jam

Method

  1. Whisk the egg with the sugar and salt, then stir in the kefir until combined.
  2. Sift in the flour and baking soda and mix to a thick, smooth batter that just falls from the spoon; let it rest for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat a thin film of the oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat, then drop in tablespoons of batter, spacing them apart.
  4. Cook for about 2 minutes per side until puffed, golden and cooked through, adding a little more oil between batches.
  5. Serve warm, stacked, with the sour cream and jam spooned over the top.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy507 kcal24%
Carbohydrates72.7 g
Water133 mL
Fiber1.8 g6%
Protein13.5 g28%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.34 g
Isoleucine0.42 g
Leucine0.77 g
Lysine0.42 g
Methionine0.22 g
Cystine0.21 g
Phenylalanine0.52 g
Tyrosine0.35 g
Valine0.51 g
Histidine0.24 g
Fat17.8 g
Monounsaturated4.5 g
Polyunsaturated6.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.8 g
Saturated5 g
Trans-Fats0.24 g
Cholesterol110 mg
Calcium170 mg17%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron3.4 mg19%
Magnesium30.8 mg10%
Manganese0.43 mg24%
Phosphorus232 mg33%
Potassium294 mg6%
Selenium32.7 µg59%
Sodium690 mg
Zinc1.3 mg16%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.52 mg47%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.63 mg57%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.7 mg27%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.74 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)142 µg36%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.56 µg23%
Choline94 mg22%
Vitamin A239 µg34%
Vitamin C2.3 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20.5 IU3%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K19.6 µg22%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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