Friday, March 18, 2011

Катми ( fat pancakes)

Playing with live yeast  can be tricky , so far i have  few not so successful bread experiments  with  live yeast. This time  good Lord was on my side and finks went pretty damn  good. Googled  a few  recipes  and at the end come  out  with my  version  of the so called " traditional Bulgarian pancake)

What do u need?
600-700 gr white flour 
30 - 40gr live yeast 
1 cup Yoghurt 400 - 500 gr. 3.6 % 
2 eggs 
1-2 tbs oil 
1 tbs salt
1 tbs sugar
butter or margarine for coating the already  fried pancakes 

How to do it?
Fill a small cup with warm water , dissolve the yeast , add a little bit of sugar and salt, leave it for 5-10 minutes  u will see some bubbles on the top
poor the yeast in a bigger bowl
add yoghurt , mix with a fork 
add the eggs 
add oil 
start adding  little  by little flour and watter ( the exact amount  varies about 700 gr flour and 700 ml water )
add sugar and salt 
 mix  with a  mixer  on a slow speed and u  should end up with  a dough  looking like this 

 Leave it in a warm place for  about an hour - should  double  its volume
bake at high temperature   5/6
thickness  should about 5-6 mm (depends on the mixture and taste )
It is all about the bubbles :)
 while  still hot coat each  one of the pancakes with little bit of butter or margarine 

About the filling - I think white cheese , kashkaval , savory and  chocolate are the best ...
:)










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